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by sunchild 5477 days ago
I wish everyone could use complex, unique, strong passwords all the time, but some use cases just don't support it. For example, I have to type my Apple ID into my iPhone/iPad what seems like every 5 minutes in iOS. Without access to 1password or a similar tool, I just can't use a strong password. Even if I did, I couldn't change it as often as I'd like to. FWIW, I wish I could.
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security vs. convenience
My point was that the choice is sometimes not left in the user's direct control. If I thought I could choose an absurdly strong password (e.g., to overcome the shortcomings of the developer's choice of SHA1), I would always do that – except if I'm going to need to enter that password from memory a bunch of times per day.