Hello everyone,
I’m currently exploring the possibility of creating encrypted storage using Tails OS.
I’ve come to understand that it’s best to measure password security by its entropy in bits, similar to what KeePassXC does.
I have a technical question in this context: if an encryption method uses 256-bit encryption, is there any theoretical advantage to using a password with higher entropy, say 300 bits?
I know that, practically speaking, it’s not necessary to use such passwords because cracking a password like that takes virtually forever. I just want to fundamentally understand the following: is there any, even purely theoretical, benefit to using a password that is more secure than the encryption method itself?
Thank you for your answers!
Best regards, Marc