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Password strength (XKCD)
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I'm wondering if anyone out there would take the time to "dumb" down and explain this XKCD comic for me? I don't understand the entropy part, and why the password that's easy for us (humans) to remember has higher entropy.
Also, is there a way to explain this misinformation in regards to passwords that we have come to accept as common knowledge?
Solution
There is a own wiki just dedicated to explain xkcd comics http://www.explainxkcd.com
The explanation for this particular comic can be found here: http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/936:_Password_Strength
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