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Page 1: Password - Strong and Memorable Passwords

PasswordStrong & memorable passwords

Page 2: Password - Strong and Memorable Passwords

What is password?A password is a word or string of

characters used for user authentication to prove identity or access approval to gain access to a resource (example: an access code is a type of password), which is to be kept secret from those not allowed access.

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HistoryPasswords or watchwords have been used since ancient times. Sentries would challenge those wishing to enter an area or approaching it to supply a password or watchword, and would only allow a person or group to pass if they knew the password.

In modern times, user names and passwords are commonly used by people during a log in process that controls access to protected computer operating systems, mobile phones, cable TV decoders, automated teller machines (ATMs), etc

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Top 20 unsecured common passwords of 20161 123456

2 password3 123454 123456785 qwerty6 1234567897 12348 baseball9 dragon10 football

11 123456712 monkey13 letmein14 abc12315 11111116 mustang17 access18 shadow19 master20 michael

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Strong passwordsA strong password has:

● at least 15 characters

● uppercase letters

● lowercase letters

● Numbers

● symbols, such as ` ! " ? $ ? % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { [ } ] : ; @ ' ~ # | \ < , > . ? /

Example from https://strongpasswordgenerator.com/

#6"981ETsU2px9CCould you possibly be remembering the “Password”?

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How to remember the password●You to have to have sharp memory

●Memory techniques

●Some pattern you have to find out

Or use insecure passwords

***** Test your password weakness from: https://howsecureismypassword.net/

According to this site earlier password is crackable in 429 BILLION YEARS for a computer.

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My way to make password●Use a row from multiplication table like: 300Times2=600 (3MYrs) if

you want to more secure this then you may use 300Times2=SixHundreds (3 SEXTILLION YEARS)

●You may use your birthday like: 1990.3.19isMyBirtday(117 QUINTILLION YEARS)

●Maybe Prime Numbers like: 1235711ArePrimeNumbers(2 SEXTILLION YEARS)

Or you can invent your new way to make passwords like this.

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Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password

http://bgr.com/2016/01/19/worst-passwords-2016-list/

https://strongpasswordgenerator.com/