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Thread ID: 125239 2012-06-16 04:42:00 Fresh look at password strength linw (53) Press F1
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1281994 2012-06-20 00:38:00 The article referenced does not apply to the manual login where a three strikes and you're out often applies. Or to the post-it note problem at the desktop.

It applies to the scenario where sites get cracked and the whole password files are copied e.g Sony, LinkedIn etc. Brute force cracking is where length comes in.

ALL these companies should use salted hash tables as well. This makes it even harder to crack.
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