With complex passwords,adding a single character increases the number of passwords that must be tried in brute force guessing by a factor of about ________.
A)2
B)10
C)25
D)70

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Adding a single character to a complex password increases the number of possible combinations exponentially, typically by a factor equal to the number of possible characters, which is around 70 when considering upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols.

With Complex Passwords,adding a Single Character Increases the Number of Passwords