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by nextaccountic 1620 days ago
> 5 misspelled-and-with-random-punctuation words

Why misspell and add random punctuation?

2 comments

So that they can't be found in a dictionary

Granted, 5 words chosen truly randomly from an English dictionary is already insanely strong, but why not make it slightly stronger?

Most likely to make dictionary attacks against the password(s) ineffective.
Also makes them more resistant to people looking over your shoulder.
I recommend changing the keyboard layout silently when someone is looking over your shoulder.