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?

Question

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

It’s stronger because it forces them start with a larger dataset to narrow down from.

That said, the easiest way to make a password stronger is length, not complexity.

This is a good explanation: https://xkcd.com/936/

(KXCD Password Strength; correcthorsebatterystaple)