How Can Four Random Words Possibly Be More Secure Than 16 Random Characters?

☀️ Passphrases which are four random words can be more secure than passwords -- perhaps even more so -- and are easier to remember if needed.

☀️ Passphrases are better
There are as many, or more, combinations of four or five random words as there are 16 random characters. Given that they can be just as secure and significantly easier to remember, passphrases can be a useful approach to password-based security.

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0:00 Four Random Words More Secure Than 16 Random Characters
0:55 There are more words than characters
1:10 About random characters
4:35 Why combinations matter
6:25 Random words instead of characters
9:20 Random words for real
10:00 “Correct Horse Battery Staple”
12:40 Make it secure

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