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The password is dead and nobody has the decency to tell you

This morning, somewhere in the world, an employee rotated his password. From Summer2025! to Autumn2025!. There was a small dopamine pulse, a feeling of duty discharged, and he went on with his day. His IT department logged it. A compliance officer can now tick a box stating that the organisation rotates passwords. Everyone is satisfied.

Nobody is safer.

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