Security

Easy to Remember, Secure, Passwords

TL;DR A mathematical analysis of password entropy showing why memorable multi-word passphrases can be more secure than random character strings, plus practical techniques for creating strong yet easy-to-remember passwords. A few years back XKCD, as it so often does, got me thinking; this time about my choice of passwords. Up until that point I had always seen it as an intellectual challenge to memorize long random passwords for all my logins; usually 16 random characters, numbers, and symbols.