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2. 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. In the 2016 edition, the 25 most common passwords made up more ...

3. Wikipedia:10,000 most common passwords - Wikipedia

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   About If your password is on this list of the 10,000 most common passwords, you need a new password. A hacker can use or generate files like this, which may be readily compiled from breaches of sites such as Ashley Madison. Usually, passwords are not tried one-by-one against a system's secure server online; instead, a hacker might manage to gain access to a shadowed password file protected by ...

4. Tips to create a strong password - AOL Help

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   Creating a strong password is the best and easiest way to make sure your account stays secure. Learn how to protect yourself online by using our password tips.

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

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   How many passwords do you have? How many do you think could be stronger? Learn the most common mistakes people make with the passwords they create.

6. Password strength - Wikipedia

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   Using strong passwords lowers the overall risk of a security breach, but strong passwords do not replace the need for other effective security controls. [ 2 ] The effectiveness of a password of a given strength is strongly determined by the design and implementation of the authentication factors (knowledge, ownership, inherence). The first factor is the main focus of this article.

7. These Are the Passwords That Hackers Will Guess First - AOL

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   So what are the best passwords, anyway? To break the cycle of creating weak, easy-to-guess passwords, Kelso maintains that the best type of password to keep hackers out of your stuff is a passphrase.