From 19ec4d8f1758582ef6347a8de63189030aef3a97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Brennan Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 17:20:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document safe passwords. Fix #2238 --- doc/faq.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index 295f43966..526b96fe3 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -207,3 +207,15 @@ temporarily disable your antivirus software to find out if it is the cause for your performance problems. If you are certain that the antivirus software is the cause for this and you want to gain maximum performance, you have to add the restic binary to an exclusions list within the antivirus software. + +How do I choose a strong password? +---------------------------------- + +Length is the single most important component in password strength. That doesn't +mean that other components such as complexity and entropy (or randomness) are not +important to consider. A strong password includes Alphabetical, Numerical and +Special characters. For example, ``nk3E9Rr26md6GGySyyWMrfakw8Jck4$&vVY6`` would +be a very strong password, if not for being in this documentation. + +There are plenty of tools out there, such as OpenSSL, pwgen or KeePass that can +generate a sufficiently complex, random and long password.