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

submitted 10 months ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well they have to be the same on different devices, like you log in to Lemmy on your PC and then on your phone. Also sometimes it seems the icons change, or there are new ones and maybe old ones are removed ...

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Emojis are standardized. They may look different in different devices, but the code of a "raised hands" emoji will always be the same, just like the code for A is always the same.

Removing old ones could be a problem, though.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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?

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Just like a gun is standardized to a water gun for some and a real gun for others?

Edit: I get your point, ita just if you memorize your password with emoji icons different icons would screw up your tries to log in

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

If you search for "gun" in your device when selecting an emoji, just pick whatever comes up. Done.