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Password Formulas Don’t Fool Hackers
Every time we write about passwords on Lifehacker, a few readers share their secret formula for creating passwords. According to Ryan Merchant, senior manager at the password manager Dashlane, those formulas are easy to hack.
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An interesting article with some great points. However, I'm not thrilled with the strong bias toward steering everyone toward a password manager. That's really an individual decision. I do agree that password formulas are not a good plan in general, but there are other alternatives, such as using strong unique passwords and using 2-factor authentication (on sites that offer it - I realize 2FA isn't offered on all sites).