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2. Tips to create a strong password - AOL Help

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   Create a strong password. • Use unique words - Don't use obvious words like "password". • Have 12 or more characters - Longer passwords are more secure. • Avoid sequences or repeated characters - Don't use adjacent characters on your keyboard (QWERTY). • Use a different password for each site - Otherwise, if someone acquires one ...

3. Password strength - Wikipedia

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   Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password against guessing or brute-force attacks. In its usual form, it estimates how many trials an attacker who does not have direct access to the password would need, on average, to guess it correctly.

4. List of the most common passwords - Wikipedia

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   SplashData The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData. [4] Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year.

5. The Most Common Password Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them!) - AOL

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   Password managers like LastPass can securely store passwords all on one device. They are also instrumental in helping you create strong, unique passwords of 64 characters or more without the need ...

6. Random password generator - Wikipedia

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   A password generator can be part of a password manager. When a password policy enforces complex rules, it can be easier to use a password generator based on that set of rules than to manually create passwords. Long strings of random characters are difficult for most people to memorize.

7. Reset or change your password - AOL Help

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   To manage and recover your account if you forget your password or username, make sure you have access to the recovery phone number or alternate email address you've added to your AOL account.

8. Password - Wikipedia

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   A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity. Traditionally, passwords were expected to be memorized, [1] but the large number of password-protected services that a typical individual accesses can make memorization of unique passwords for each service ...

9. 7 Reasons You Should Update Your Bank Account Password ASAP - AOL

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   But if you bump up the character length to, say, 11 characters, it would take about 400 years! If you have a short password for your bank account, one way to instantly secure it is to change it to ...