Password Safety & Security: Passwords vs. Passphrases
May 5th 2022 is World Password Day and F5 Labs want to celebrate it!
By now I think everyone in IT has seen the excellent XKCD comic on passphrases. Passphrases are easier to remember, longer, and, therefore, more secure than passwords. Right?
Source: https://xkcd.com/936/
The logic seems sound, but does the math hold up? Are passphrases really more than passwords? Excited to find out if correct horse battery staple is really that secure?
Read the article on F5 Labs to find out, then come back here to share the best and worst advice you've heard for creating strong passwords:
Published May 03, 2022
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