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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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    Using strong passwords lowers the overall risk of a security breach, but strong passwords do not replace the need for other effective security controls. 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 ...

  4. Strong passwords more important than ever, experts warn - AOL

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    New research, published to mark World Password Day, suggests only one in five people in the UK can identify a secure password over a risky one. Strong passwords more important than ever, experts ...

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

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    For example, passwords like S@lly123 or B*bby226 aren’t going to be strong enough to thwart a hacker. Sharing your password – It probably goes without saying that passwords shouldn’t be ...

  6. Password policy - Wikipedia

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    Password policy. A password policy is a set of rules designed to enhance computer security by encouraging users to employ strong passwords and use them properly. A password policy is often part of an organization's official regulations and may be taught as part of security awareness training. Either the password policy is merely advisory, or ...

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

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    About. If your password is on this list of 10,000 most common passwords, you need a new password. A hacker can use or generate files like this, which may readily be 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 ...

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