As a computer hobbyist, I often worry how good my passwords are. I've never seen anything to describe how important it is. This chart and the research is super. My hat off to HIVE!
@PerryM It's a very attractive visualization! Their methodology is a bit limited, tho - they assume passwords are chosen uniformly at random, which is extremely not the case for most users. Unless you use a password manager, your password is probably much less secure than the table implies. E.G. "OpenSesame1!" would probably be cracked in seconds, not centuries.
@benjacobsen @PerryM It seems like this is especially true of the use of non-alphanumeric symbols in passwords. Most people insert them through some semi-formulaic procedure (like using l33t speak), so I really doubt it adds that much entropy in practice.
