On 2011-08-02 15:20 , William Robb wrote:
Was listening to a radio show on this very subject while driving to work the other day. Apparently, the old school gibberish passwords of 8-12 numbers and letters are pretty easy to hack. What works very well is a pass phrase, especially if it's also case sensitive.
it really depends; a 13 character random password is about as strong as a 35-character pass phrase; pass phrases have an advantage in that people are less likely to write them down; but being easier to remember also entices people to use the same pass phrase for multiple accounts, which is a big risk
personally, i have a set of three pass phrases that unlock my computer and password vaults; after that it is all 12-character random passwords that i do not know
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