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Are Strong Passwords Always Necessary?

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Strong passwords are always necessary.

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    There are websites that automatically generate long passwords, helping users to find a strong one.

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    A long password, e.g.
     
    RainbowMouseTerrace
    has much higher entropy, causing it to be more secure in general than a complex password as Fr3DdY#21. The first password is also easier to type and remember.

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    Anyone should be able to type an email, hence a password could be a sentence.

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    Strong passwords help protect data against hackers.

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    A password manager supports the idea of long and secure passwords.

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    A more secure solution than strong passwords is multi-factor authentication. With this a user can use a phone, smart card or other device to achieve a higher level of security than any password can provide. With multi-factor authentication the password is replaced with a PIN than can be as short as four digits. Length of the pin is irrelevant.

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    People are likely to forget their passwords.

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    Users want convenience above security. Typing in long passwords is too hard.

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