NewYorkRush@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.caimagemessage-square1024fedilinkarrow-up11.55Karrow-down124
arrow-up11.53Karrow-down1imageOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.caNewYorkRush@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1024fedilink
minus-squareStudioLE@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoIf you always use the maximum then the length of your password becomes predictable which reduces the number of permutations. It’s probably better to use a password of around 60-100% of the maximum
minus-squareBazoogle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI mean, that’s true. And that’s usually the case since I typically use a slider. But if you password is 100 characters, numbers, and symbols, I don’t think telling them the exact length is going to help much.
If you always use the maximum then the length of your password becomes predictable which reduces the number of permutations.
It’s probably better to use a password of around 60-100% of the maximum
I mean, that’s true. And that’s usually the case since I typically use a slider. But if you password is 100 characters, numbers, and symbols, I don’t think telling them the exact length is going to help much.