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Great! Where I can type those passhphrase in google mail or o365 or million other serivces to secure my data ?

Oh? Nowhere? Then why you're even talking about the distinction ?

Also passphrase definition is definitely not "a password used for encryption", I dunno where you pulled that from. Original meaning is just "longer, more secure password"




> Then why you're even talking about the distinction ?

GP was talking about the legal implications of using a hardware authenticator vs. a password.

> Original meaning is just "longer, more secure password"

And where do you usually need a longer, more secure password? Encryption (as opposed to authentication, where you can often rate-limit attempts) immediately comes to mind.

> I dunno where you pulled that from.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passphrase:

[...] , especially those that derive an encryption key from a passphrase [...]




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