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@Salamendacious@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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@Salamendacious@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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It turns out that emoticons are considered a symbol, so they can beef up your passwords and make them more secure in combination with letters and numbers. Here’s how.
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    What’s crypto?

    • @JigglySackles@lemmy.world
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      Well you see there’s this thing called the Blockchain, it’s like a ledger…

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        Man, I sure wish I could get on the ground floor of this exciting new technology as an investor.

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            You’re kidding. A real-life bridge!? You can own those!? Name your price.

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              Yes!

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      Cryptography

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      Cryptography. As in, using encryption and encryption keys to authenticate me, rather than just a password.

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