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Constantly changing passwords always means people choose ones that are easy to remember. It always turns out to be much less secure than just keeping the same one or changing much less frequently.

password expiration intervals are usually accompanied by other requirements such as multiple character types, minimum length, remembered passwords, lockout limits, etc.

Password expiration is more secure than not, all else equal. There really isn't any way to argue otherwise.

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That study doesn't prove what you're arguing, unless you're not really explaining yourself well.

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Posted by Scruffy

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Member since Jul 2011

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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:47 pm to GRTiger

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Password expiration is more secure than not, all else equal. There really isn't any way to argue otherwise.

His post right above yours kinda proves the opposite.

Scruffy usually picks the most recent show or movie he watched combined with a random date and 2 or 3 random symbols.

Other routes include memorizing random barcodes on random products around the house.

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Posted by TH03

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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:50 pm to GRTiger

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That study doesn't prove what you're arguing, unless you're not really explaining yourself well.

Did you not read it? The newer passwords weren’t any more secure than previous ones and people were basically using the same ones just with minor variations that were easy to crack.

Constant password changes only work if you do what you mentioned and use a program that generates secure passwords. Most people don’t do that though so they make something they can remember, which isn’t very secure.

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