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Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis (nypost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What if I am using a device that doesn't support emojis? wouldn't I need to learn the code for each emoji I have used in a password?

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That's a good question, and yeah, I guess you'd either avoid using emojis or accept the fact that they're not universally supported.

Having said that, some people use non-ascii characters in their passwords, such as Œ which is a valid letter in some alphabets, and they'd run onto the same issue.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Yes

But how many modern devices don't somehow support emojis though?

And how many of those you need to enter a password in?