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  2. Password strength - Wikipedia

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength

    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.

  3. Brute-force attack - Wikipedia

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    Brute-force attacks work by calculating every possible combination that could make up a password and testing it to see if it is the correct password. As the password's length increases, the amount of time, on average, to find the correct password increases exponentially.

  4. Random password generator - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Password - Wikipedia

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    Password strength is the likelihood that a password cannot be guessed or discovered, and varies with the attack algorithm used. Cryptologists and computer scientists often refer to the strength or 'hardness' in terms of entropy.

  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 ...

  8. bcrypt - Wikipedia

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    Function EksBlowfishSetup Input: password: array of Bytes (1..72 bytes) UTF-8 encoded password salt: array of Bytes (16 bytes) random salt cost: Number (4..31) log 2 (Iterations). e.g. 12 ==> 2 12 = 4,096 iterations Output: P: array of UInt32 array of 18 per-round subkeys S 1..S 4: array of UInt32 array of four SBoxes; each SBox is 256 UInt32 ...

  9. List of the most common passwords - Wikipedia

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    List of the most common passwords. This is a list of the most common passwords, discovered in various data breaches. Common passwords generally are not recommended on account of low password strength. [1]

  10. Password psychology - Wikipedia

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    The psychology behind choosing a password is a unique balance between memorization, security and convenience. Password security involves many psychological and social issues including; whether or not to share a password, the feeling of security, and the eventual choice of whether or not to change a password. Passwords may also be reflective of ...

  11. Wikipedia:Password strength requirements - Wikipedia

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    This page in a nutshell: While all users are asked to maintain a strong password, some users with advanced permissions are required to do so and the strength of their passwords may be audited by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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