WeirdoSarah9@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that if you search "Password generator, [x] characters, [y] strength" at DuckDuckGo, it will generate a password for you.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down113
arrow-up1120arrow-down1imageTIL that if you search "Password generator, [x] characters, [y] strength" at DuckDuckGo, it will generate a password for you.lemmy.worldWeirdoSarah9@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squarewho@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoYou are not overthinking it. Exploiting this would be a bit more complex than capturing a packet on the wire, but it is possible. If you intend to use a passphrase for anything important, it’s best to generate it locally.
minus-squareAceBonobo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIf you have to use this, generate multiple passwords and mix them
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You are not overthinking it. Exploiting this would be a bit more complex than capturing a packet on the wire, but it is possible.
If you intend to use a passphrase for anything important, it’s best to generate it locally.
If you have to use this, generate multiple passwords and mix them