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After my kid's Roblox account got hacked, I made them use a 12-character passphrase from a book we read together.
It's been 6 months and they haven't forgotten it once, which is way better than the old 'password123' they kept reusing everywhere.
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aliceshah17d ago
Honestly, using a line from a movie or book as a password makes me nervous. If the movie is popular, that phrase is probably in hacking dictionaries already. "tobiasfunkeanalyst" is funny, but it's from a well known show. A better way is to take that line and change it up, like adding a random number in the middle or mixing in a symbol. Doesn't that make more sense for real safety?
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cameronmurray17d ago
That's a solid strategy. My nephew uses a line from his favorite movie as his password now. Something like "tobiasfunkeanalyst" and he hasn't locked himself out in ages. Makes way more sense than random letters and numbers.
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loganthompson12d ago
It's a good balance between safety and something you can remember. Adding a twist to a familiar phrase keeps it out of those common word lists. That way you don't end up locked out or hacked.
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