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Old 11-11-2010, 11:25 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by Jadon View Post
If the phrase isn't identical between sites (excepting site name), it's difficult to remember; if it is the same, it's just an extension of the base password. Also, while strong-password recommendations advise using more than just letters and numbers, you can't always count on sites to accept other characters in passwords.
Extending the base password is a protection from brute force attacks, not from social engineering.
It takes billions of years to a present day computer to break it, and maybe a couple of ours to a smart girl to get it from you...

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