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Added reference to NIST password creation guidelines.
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<a href="https://umanovskis.se/blog/post/leaky-faucet/">could attempt password cracking your wallet</a>.
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<h3>FAQ: Should I add numbers or an exclamation point to my password?</h3>
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No, don't do that. The short answer is than length makes your password more secure than special characters do. But don't take it from me, <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017-08-08-nist-new-password-guidelines.html">take it from the man who put us through password hell</a> and regrets every minute of it.
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</p>
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The NIST has since released new password creation guidelines in a document which is rather lengthly, <a href="https://auth0.com/blog/dont-pass-on-the-new-nist-password-guidelines/">but summarized nicely here</a>.
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<h3>"I can't believe you're sending passwords over the Internet!"</h3>
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<a href="dude-chill-just-chill.gif">Chill</a>. I'm not. Passwords are generated within your browser and do not leave it (unless you copy them out yourself).
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Yes, insofar as we're using the
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<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/RandomSource/getRandomValues">getRandomValues() function in Javascript</a>,
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and you trust that your
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browser and computer have not been compromised or otherwise tampered with. Keep in mind that a not-so-theoretical attack
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would be for an attacker to compromise the random number generator on your computer so that
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browser and computer have not been compromised or otherwise tampered with. Keep in mind that a not-so-theoretical attack would be for an attacker to compromise the random number generator on your computer so that
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anything that is encrypted (or passkeys generated) would be suspectible to less intense cryptoanalysis.
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