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Watch Those Passwords: Keys to Cryptographically Secure Passwords

Articles like this recent LifeHacker post point out that the recent flash of big-business password leaks not only indicates smarter hackers, but also more ammunition for the hackers since getting their hands on those passwords gives them valuable intell about what patterns most people follow in making their passwords. In other words, the XKCD methods aren’t good enough anymore. To stay more secure, you’ve got to think about two things: password generation, and password storage.