How to Choose a Password - Computerphile
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July 5, 2026
I think that will just cause you more frustration in the long run than you’ll be gaining in security. The security chip in your phone and computer have rate limiting built in so you can take advantage of that and use a smaller password as long as you don’t mind relying on the hardware protection to not be bypassed. Recent Google Pixels and iPhones have been shown to hold up to brute force attacks.
For bank passwords you shouldn’t ever be typing them anyway since you should be using a password manager for that. Your password manager will generate a highly secure password so you don’t have to worry about password breaches. You should only be worrying about memorable passwords for things like your computer where you can’t use a password manager.
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