Encryption of login passwords--where and how is it done?

[Hexren]

> Anthony Atkielski wrote:

> Ummm - Somehow, somewhere, I was always taught that the longer the
> password, the better. So, how can a short passward (say 10 bytes) be as
> secure as a 128 byte?

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IYou have to factor in the quality of teh passowrd. If you have
completly random passwords then longer = better but if you compare
"Lisa_Mueller_25_03_1981_Example_Road_10" to "45_!.23sdgsA9" then the
later seems a better password because Dictionary attacks will not
work.