Why is a password with both numbers and letters stronger than one with only letters? Attackers will include numbers in their brute force attempts anyway, so how does it make a difference?

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Why is a password with both numbers and letters stronger than one with only letters? Attackers will include numbers in their brute force attempts anyway, so how does it make a difference?

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Answer 1

You’ve either got to brute force from a combination of up to 26 unique characters (letters only) or 36 unique characters (letters and numbers). The more unique character combinations possible, the slower it is to brute force.