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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

It turns out that emoticons are considered a symbol, so they can beef up your passwords and make them more secure in combination with letters and numbers. Here’s how.

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How many websites/services don’t support such lengthy passwords these days?
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  Few, but those that don’t you can just shorten the length generated.

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