Ask HN: What's the best way to generate strong passwords?

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4 years ago

I've just read a recent article by BleepingComputer[1] and the article says that "Password Length Does Not Guarantee Password Safety". I think we all know the XKCD about the very same issue[2].

So now I'm wondering: what even is the strongest way?

Currently, I'm using KeePassXC to generate all my passwords - and I always try to have as many characters as possible with special and uppercase characters, but my laptop and password database decryption keys are generated using EFF's Dice[3].

[1]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-top-5-things-the-2022-weak-password-report-means-for-it-security/

[2]: https://xkcd.com/936/

[3]: https://www.eff.org/dice

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