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zarzavattoday at 7:13 PM1 replyview on HN

If your sudo password can be exposed by its length then you need a longer password. Hiding the length is just security theatre.

In your specific example livestreams usually have audio so the length is already public.


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safetytricktoday at 7:55 PM

Yes, this mattered when 6 character passwords were common.