Even experts think some pa$$w0rd-strength requirements are dumb

You must use at least one uppercase letter, a symbol, and a number. Or, wait, maybe not. 
According to the experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), some of the password-strength requirements drilled into our skulls over the years are actually not that helpful. 
What's worse, they may be counterproductive. 
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As such, the institute issued a new draft of security guidelines on May 11, 2017, aimed