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		coryfklein on Sept 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Android 10 If the feature makes folks more likely to use a 64 character random password for your Wi-Fi then I'd say it certainly does add security. Presumably folks will be "sharing" the plaintext value of their Wi-Fi password with friends regardless of whether they use this feature or not, so it appears to neither increase nor decrease THAT aspect of Wi-Fi password security.

dmix on Sept 4, 2019 [–]

I highly doubt anyone is using 64 character wifi passwords because QR codes are an option.

Good luck typing that into your playstation with a controller and your chinese IoT product.

The best solution is still the middle ground between readability/memorability + strength. Or stored in a password library until needed.

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