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Your complicated password might be doing more harm than good

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Summary
Nutrition label

63% Informative

US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released new guidelines for keeping government information systems secure.

NIST makes it clear that the benefit of complexity is usually outweighed by the downsides.

You're likely never going to memorize a password that consists of a random jumble of numbers, letters, and symbols.

You’re much better off using a lengthy string of words that you can actually remember.

VR Score

49

Informative language

38

Neutral language

27

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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