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Are you using passphrases? Is it worth it? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Nowadays, most people use password managers (hopefully). However, there are still some passwords that you need to memorize, like master password (for a password manager), phone lock, wifi password, etc.

Security wise, can passphrase reach the strength of a good password without getting so long that it defeats the purpose of even using it?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I use a passphrase in order to get into my password manager, but that's it. Because my password manager handles all the rest of them and makes it way more random than I could ever dream of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How do you log in to your computer though?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Okay, I didn't even think of that one, but yeah, I have two passwords. One logs me into the computer, and one logs me into my password manager.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Bitwarden can generate password phrases. Some other password managers too. In the occasion you have to type out your password a password phrase is a lot easier.