Take a sentence with 200 characters then.

And your opinion is exactly that and doesnt match security research:

For the following you’re not the target group but others reading this who might want to make their lifes easier. Just from your way of writing I at least don’t expect that minor sources like okta or the NCSC will change your mind.

( article links with high level descriptions and links to their primary sources)

https://www.okta.com/identity-101/password-vs-passphrase/

https://www.4bis.com/passphrase-vs-complicated-passwords-passphrases-are-best/

https://specopssoft.com/blog/passphrase-best-practice-guide/

I really don’t enjoy Linus’ content without context I have to admit.

He was an absolute dipshit back then and he’s one of the few people I’ve read about who not only acknowledged that but also put effort into changing it - and succeeded.

Yeah the newer mails are not as funny to third parties anymore but I’m really happy for him and especially the kernel devs around him.

There’s a xkcd for that of course! Linking directly to the explain as it has more info but the important thing is: password guidelines tricked humans into thinking in a machine way about safe passwords but long pass phrases are more secure from an entropy point of view and way easier to remember!

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/936:_Password_Strength