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XKCD #936: Short complex password, or long dictionary passphrase?
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">How accurate is this XKCD comic from August 10, 2011?
I've always been an advocate of long rather than complex passwords, but most security people (at least the ones that I've talked to) are agains...</p>
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