I have a question about passwords that I hope y'alls can shed some light on.
I know repeating numbers more than once is generally considered a bad idea (eg tomato222).
Lately I've been thinking though, what if you took your favorite word and your favorite number and intermixed them?
Let's say your favorite word is kumquat and your favorite number is 63. Obviously kumquat63 is not very secure and neither is 63kumquat. What happens, though, if you intersperse them so that your password is k63u63m63q63u63a63t63?
Obviously the number 63 is in there seven times, but are password algorithms smart enough to test for recurring elements rather than repeating like that?
It seems like a very easy way to remember a VERY long password. You could even give yourself a hint "Favorite TnHuImNbGe?r"
Is that a good idea, a stupidly bad idea, or an unnecessarily complex idea which doesn't really do any good?
I know repeating numbers more than once is generally considered a bad idea (eg tomato222).
Lately I've been thinking though, what if you took your favorite word and your favorite number and intermixed them?
Let's say your favorite word is kumquat and your favorite number is 63. Obviously kumquat63 is not very secure and neither is 63kumquat. What happens, though, if you intersperse them so that your password is k63u63m63q63u63a63t63?
Obviously the number 63 is in there seven times, but are password algorithms smart enough to test for recurring elements rather than repeating like that?
It seems like a very easy way to remember a VERY long password. You could even give yourself a hint "Favorite TnHuImNbGe?r"
Is that a good idea, a stupidly bad idea, or an unnecessarily complex idea which doesn't really do any good?