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		tnorthcutt on March 27, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mailchimp offers 10% discount for using 2-factor s... It's probably fairly common that $high_entropy_password != $password_used_elsewhere. In other words, if a user uses a high entropy password, there's a better chance that they're not reusing it elsewhere, thus improving security.

MichaelApproved on March 27, 2013 [–]

Not that common for me. I know several users who have 1 simple & 1 complicated password that's used depending on the site's requirements. Those two password are used repeatedly.

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