Revealing

DominikWhat does revealing mean here?

Showing information about the passwords owners' characters/personalities/attitudes/etc.

Thank you.

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First, because they are invented on the spot. "Since you are focused on getting into a system, for example your email account, you're likely to write down something that comes quickly to mind" says Peter. In this sense passwords tap into things that are just below the surface of consciousness.

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DominikPasswords are revealing for two reasons.What does revealing mean here?

To reveal is to expose something hidden, secret, or not normally seen. So this says that passwords let us find out things about the people who make them up that we might not otherwise know.

Tap into means draw out from.

CJ

Mister Micawber and CalifJim, thanks for your clarification. I think I get it now.