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Password strength. Options menu of the random password generation tool in KeePass. Enabling more character subsets raises the strength of generated passwords a small amount, whereas increasing their length raises the strength a large amount. Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password against guessing or brute-force attacks.
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 ...
Random password generator. A random password generator is a software program or hardware device that takes input from a random or pseudo-random number generator and automatically generates a password. Random passwords can be generated manually, using simple sources of randomness such as dice or coins, or they can be generated using a computer.
Munged password. In computing, the term munge (pronounced / ˈmʌndʒ /) refers to the practice of creating a strong, secure password by substituting characters. [citation needed] ". Munge" is sometimes backronymmed as M odify U ntil N ot G uessed E asily. The usage differs significantly from Mung (Mash Until No Good), because munging implies ...
HMAC-based one-time password ( HOTP) is a one-time password (OTP) algorithm based on HMAC. It is a cornerstone of the Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH). HOTP was published as an informational IETF RFC 4226 in December 2005, documenting the algorithm along with a Java implementation. Since then, the algorithm has been adopted by many ...
Password manager. A password manager is a computer program that allows users to store and manage their passwords [1] for local applications or online services such as web applications, online shops or social media. [2] A web browser generally has a built in version of a password manager. These have been criticised frequently as many have stored ...
One-time password. A one-time password ( OTP ), also known as a one-time PIN, one-time authorization code ( OTAC) or dynamic password, is a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction, on a computer system or other digital device. OTPs avoid several shortcomings that are associated with traditional (static) password-based ...
Symmetric -key algorithms [a] are algorithms for cryptography that use the same cryptographic keys for both the encryption of plaintext and the decryption of ciphertext. The keys may be identical, or there may be a simple transformation to go between the two keys. [1] The keys, in practice, represent a shared secret between two or more parties ...