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by equivrel 4442 days ago
Online bruteforcing is not feasible except for extremely weak passwords or sites with security vulnerabilities. What is feasible is bruteforcing stolen password hashes (think Adobe leak) or say a hard drive encrypted with a memorable password, and this is where secure passphrases come into play.
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Or better yet, deterministic public keys like is seen with bitcoin.