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Reminder to use strong passwords (ttrpg.network)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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Just got done investigating a spambot we had earlier, and it looks like they used a lot of compromised accounts on other instances to give their post an initial upvote boost. If you don't already, please remember to use a good strong password. Keeping your account secure helps reduce spam across the whole of lemmy, and keeps your account from getting banned for things you didn't actually do.

I recommend Diceware! I use it in my professional capacity as an IT/Security person, and also you get to use your mathrocks!

EDIT: Oh, also, all that numbers and symbols shit is no longer considered good practice. Just make it a really long collection of random words, at least 12, ideally 16+ characters. And make sure the words are actually random; your 3 favorite sports teams isn't good enough, which is why I recommend diceware.

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[–] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

To be fair, a 'strong' password isn't likely to help all that much.

Those compromised account lists are almost exclusively from websites that were hacked to harvest passwords, or didn't hash their passwords sufficiently in the first place.

Making a strong password is obviously ideal. But people are generally better off with some basic in-browser password management - avoid password reuse is the real big deal. Maybe diceware is the thing to use if there's a specific password you need to actually remember and re-type across devices

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