> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 3:36 AM, lith wrote:
> >
> > Is there a reason why you don't want to use a specialized app that
> > gives you more options with respect to which characters the password
> > should include etc.?
>
> The best passwords include the most character possibilities. This
> crazy notion websites/software have of restricting them to certain
> characters or counts only means less security because they are more
> easily guessed.
>
> But one can always use a random generator to replace the
> "non-acceptable" characters one by one, looping until you get one that
> "fits".
If you don't use a US keyboard it's best to avoid characters that differ
on your keyboard. I've been caught out a couple of times like that, when
an upgrade changed my default keyboard and I found my password no longer
worked. I now avoid using, for example, # and @.
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