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@Salamendacious@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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@Salamendacious@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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It turns out that emoticons are considered a symbol, so they can beef up your passwords and make them more secure in combination with letters and numbers. Here’s how.
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    Terrible idea, good luck logging in on desktop.

    • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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      31•2 years ago

      You know there’s someone somewhere who would answer you with, “what’s a desktop?”

      • Zellith
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        “what’s a computer?”

        • @Skies5394@lemmy.ml
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          7•2 years ago

          Listen here, you little shit

        • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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          1•2 years ago

          Dammit I’d forgotten that awful commercial. Angry upvote.

      • @ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works
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        3•2 years ago

        I began feeling old when re**itors started calling their site an ‘app’

        • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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          1•2 years ago

          You can say Reddit it isn’t blasphemous

      • @mvirts@lemmy.world
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        3•2 years ago

        I’m still in denial 😅

      • Zellith
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        deleted by creator

    • @abhibeckert@lemmy.world
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      Wait, you can’t type emoji on your desktop? I feel sorry for you. 🥺

    • WalrusDragonOnABike
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      For Windows 10/11, its win+; to open the emote window.

      • @Garbanzo@lemmy.world
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        1•2 years ago

        It’s Windows logo key  + . (period).

        https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-keyboard-tips-and-tricks-588e0b72-0fff-6d3f-aeee-6e5116097942

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          Both work for me and I haven’t messed with the keybindings for it.

      • @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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        1•2 years ago

        Who needs Reddit when people like you are here on Lemmy.

      • @lud@lemm.ee
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        That doesn’t work on the desktop last I checked.

        But it’s actually possible to set a password with emojis anyways (or at least for domain accounts). I successfully logged in on a VM using the Hyper-V window and pasting the emoji from the host. You can also name an account a single emoji and windows actually handles it decently. It’s very likely to break a lot of programs though.

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          Its worked on desktops for years and works right now. As someone else pointed out “win+.” works as well. Or maybe its supposed to be the only way it works and mine is bugged? Idk. I found it via trying to lock my desktop and mistyping.

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      1•2 years ago

      Under Windows press Win+.

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