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Passwords recommendations for a beginner?

dusky-thistle-25

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested.

Photos and details in the replies if people want them.

I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

silver-yarrow-10

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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sunlit-fern-904 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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hollow-lichen-89

sunlit-fern-90 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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rustling-reed-232 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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still-finch-3

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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rustling-beech-29

The cheap option was fine for years.

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wild-thistle-98

Small correction, but the point stands.

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woven-rowan-286 more

Same experience here.

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amber-rowan-441 more

This deserves its own thread.

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sunlit-heron-15

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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pale-fern-84

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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rustling-wren-572 more

woven-rowan-28 wrote:

Same experience here.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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bright-moth-34

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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rustling-rowan-41

rustling-wren-57 wrote:

woven-rowan-28 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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sunlit-clover-37

The cheap option was fine for years.

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hollow-reed-311 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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silver-finch-43

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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silver-otter-24

Same experience here.

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rustling-clover-53

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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pale-moth-211 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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woven-moth-98

pale-moth-21 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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wild-finch-95

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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wild-wren-101 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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wry-finch-33

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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tidal-moth-1

Saving this for later.

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