[xkcd] Password Strength

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To anyone who understands information theory and security and is in an infuriating argument with someone who does not: my sympathies.

🔗 xkcd.com/936 · #936

Why it resonates: "correct horse battery staple" taught a generation of developers that entropy beats complexity — yet most password policies still force us to write P@ssw0rd1! and call it secure.

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