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Generally Speaking => Power On => Topic started by: JMV on March 12, 2008, 04:09:47 PM

Title: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: JMV on March 12, 2008, 04:09:47 PM
My GoDaddy password is over 30 characters. THAT MEANS MY DOMAIN SHOULD BE SECURE [Y/N]

Is it ever bad to have a password that is too long?
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: jnfs2014 on March 12, 2008, 04:12:57 PM
no, as long as you remember it.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Riosan on March 12, 2008, 04:13:03 PM
It's good, in that there's less chance that someone can guess your password.
It's bad, in that if you forget your password, there's less chance of you getting it right in the first 500 tries.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Jono2 on March 12, 2008, 04:13:50 PM
if it's longer, you can usually remember it better, i find.

as long as you can type fast, it's not a problem IMHO.  I have quite a few 10 character long passwords.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: CoolSlyZero on March 12, 2008, 04:19:56 PM
Just saying how much letters are used in passwords mean 20% of the guests are putting it down and gussing yor password... oh wait its just me O NOES! I KNOW UR FURTURE! *and I spell SooOoOoOoooSTUPID!8
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: えっちーせんぱい on March 12, 2008, 04:20:41 PM
My password is 13 characters long, letters and numbers, and I doubt i'll ever forget it.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: JMV on March 12, 2008, 04:21:21 PM
Quote from: CoolSlyZero on March 12, 2008, 04:19:56 PM
Just saying how much letters are used in passwords mean 20% of the guests are putting it down and gussing yor password... oh wait its just me O NOES! I KNOW UR FURTURE! *and I spell SooOoOoOoooSTUPID!8
They'll also have to guess my customer number and how many characters above 30 it is.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: えっちーせんぱい on March 12, 2008, 04:39:00 PM
Quote from: JMV290 on March 12, 2008, 04:21:21 PM
Quote from: CoolSlyZero on March 12, 2008, 04:19:56 PM
Just saying how much letters are used in passwords mean 20% of the guests are putting it down and gussing yor password... oh wait its just me O NOES! I KNOW UR FURTURE! *and I spell SooOoOoOoooSTUPID!8
They'll also have to guess my customer number and how many characters above 30 it is.
10 Yen its 32.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Silverhawk79 on March 12, 2008, 05:21:55 PM
My password is only 9 characters long, but it's still secure in the fact that it's difficult to guess.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Jono2 on March 12, 2008, 05:29:42 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on March 12, 2008, 04:39:00 PM
Quote from: JMV290 on March 12, 2008, 04:21:21 PM
Quote from: CoolSlyZero on March 12, 2008, 04:19:56 PM
Just saying how much letters are used in passwords mean 20% of the guests are putting it down and gussing yor password... oh wait its just me O NOES! I KNOW UR FURTURE! *and I spell SooOoOoOoooSTUPID!8
They'll also have to guess my customer number and how many characters above 30 it is.
10 Yen its 32.

that's some high stakes there, bud.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Geno on March 12, 2008, 05:46:19 PM
is it Jsnake
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Talim on March 12, 2008, 05:47:06 PM
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on March 12, 2008, 05:21:55 PM
My password is only 9 characters long, but it's still secure in the fact that it's difficult to guess.
My password is hard to guess too, though it's more than 9 characters long.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: JMV on March 12, 2008, 05:48:10 PM
Quote from: Geno on March 12, 2008, 05:46:19 PM
is it Jsnake
no it's

JsnakejSnakejsNakejsnAkejsnaKejsnakE101
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Allegretto on March 12, 2008, 11:20:26 PM
I have an 11 character password for nearly all websites. It is a conetmplation of words and numbers. Very difficult to guess. I would find 30 characters a bit to long or anything over 15 to long. I find one word that is easy to remember with a number combanation you can easily remember is the best way to go.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: on March 12, 2008, 11:41:37 PM
It's only bad if you forget it or have to write it down somewhere to remember it.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Vaatix on March 13, 2008, 12:17:14 AM
Mine's 110. Only becomes counterproductive when I mistype more enough times for the account to lock for ten minutes or so.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Red on March 13, 2008, 06:26:44 AM
Mine 20 digits of random letters, asterisks, and numbers. I doubt anyone will ever guess it.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Shujinco2 on March 13, 2008, 06:36:28 AM
7 letters long, but NOBODY could EVER guess it. Even if I gave you a hint! :P
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: phatyo on March 13, 2008, 09:33:38 AM
My password has over 20 and its uber super hard that one will ever guess it because its nothing but random crap put together that only I can remember.
Title: Re: Is there a point at which having a long password becomes counter productive?
Post by: Cakeman on March 13, 2008, 09:52:34 AM
Quote from: Shujinco on March 13, 2008, 06:36:28 AM
7 letters long, but NOBODY could EVER guess it. Even if I gave you a hint! :P
give me a hint :)