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My LastPass is set to 20 characters, alphanumeric + specials. I don't have to bump it down that often, but the majority of sites I register on are quite geeky. It's generally less geeky places such as shops, government services, online banking that don't accept my passwords (yes - exactly the places where I WANT a strong password). Maybe I've run into issues less than you because mine is only 20 characters not 30.

Here's some raw numbers:

Passwords: 336

Average password strength: 97.5 %

Average password length: 17.9 characters

Number of weak passwords: 3

(For reference, a 20 character password with specials is 100%, with just letters and numbers it comes in at 98%)



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