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Kopec Explains Software

#115 Why Do Strong Passwords Matter?

Apr 17, 2023

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1.

Introduction

2min

2.

The One-Way Secure Hash Function

4min

3.

How to Use a Strong Password

5min

Strong passwords are so annoying to type-in and they're even more annoying to remember. Yet just about every modern website and app requires them. Why do we need special characters and numbers and different cases in every password we make? In this episode we explain how passwords are stored, and why a weak password stored securely is still a weak password.

Show Notes

Episode 17: What Is Encryption?

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