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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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    58•2 years ago

    Terrible idea, good luck logging in on desktop.

    • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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      40•2 years ago

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

      • Zellith
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        16•2 years ago

        “what’s a computer?”

        • @Skies5394@lemmy.ml
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          9•2 years ago

          Listen here, you little shit

        • @PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksB
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          6•2 years ago

          Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

          “what’s a computer?”

          Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

          I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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

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

      • @mvirts@lemmy.world
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        4•2 years ago

        I’m still in denial 😅

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      Wait, you can’t type emoji on your desktop? I feel sorry for you. 🥺

      • @BellaDonna@mujico.org
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        1•2 years ago

        I have no idea how you could either. I don’t know how to create them with s keyboard

        • @Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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          4•2 years ago

          Winkey + .

          Works on Windows and some Linux distros by default

        • lemmyvore
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          2•2 years ago

          Firefox has an addon that opens up an emoji panel.

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

      • @danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
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        6•2 years ago

        Cmd+Ctrl+Spacebar on Mac

        • @Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          0•2 years ago

          Huh! TIL ☺

      • @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

        • WalrusDragonOnABike
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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.

    • sverit
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      1•2 years ago

      Under Windows press Win+.

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