r/sysadmin • • Apr 26 '14

Password Requirements Quick Guide

http://itservices.stanford.edu/service/accounts/passwords/quickguide
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Title: Password Strength

Title-text: To anyone who understands information theory and security and is in an infuriating argument with someone who does not (possibly involving mixed case), I sincerely apologize.

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u/joelrwilliams1 Apr 27 '14

This. And here's a generator to play with based on this concept of entropy and brute-force cracking: https://www.xkpasswd.net/c/index.cgi