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Specific to the security of passwords: hashing, entropy, cracking, resets, lockouts, etc.

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Is saving passwords in Chrome as safe as using LastPass if you leave it signed in?

So, Chrome uses whatever encrypted storage the system provides to keep your passwords safe for a locked account. … Chrome lets you create a separate password for Google's synced data (read: stored passwords). Let's assume I do this as well. …
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Would a massive blacklist of guessable passwords be useful? [duplicate]

But password meters and rules can't protect against the following passwords, which all look pretty good: qeadzcwrsfxv1331 Coneyisland9/ n3xtb1gth1ng, Oscar+emmy2. … ":LOL1313le Sh1a-labe0uf, DG091101% All of these passwords were cracked quickly for this article on Ars Technica. …
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