# Passphrase issue

**URL:** <https://talk.jelurida.com/t/passphrase-issue/119>\
**Category:** Ardor and Nxt Wallet Users\
**Created:** [8 January 2021 05:16 UTC](https://talk.jelurida.com/t/passphrase-issue/119 "2021-01-08T05:16:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![hilotime](https://talk.jelurida.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/dfb087/32.png) [@hilotime](https://talk.jelurida.com/u/hilotime)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2021 19:54 UTC](https://talk.jelurida.com/t/passphrase-issue/119/3 "2021-01-08T19:54:32Z")

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Has the format of passphrases changed over time? I see currently that they're a series of words, twelve to be exact. This is different from my old (2013) passphrase, which is an unbroken string of alphanumeric and special characters.

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