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2. Hardware-based encryption - Wikipedia

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   Hardware-based encryption is the use of computer hardware to assist software, or sometimes replace software, in the process of data encryption. Typically, this is implemented as part of the processor 's instruction set. For example, the AES encryption algorithm (a modern cipher) can be implemented using the AES instruction set on the ubiquitous ...

3. 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. 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.

4. Salt (cryptography) - Wikipedia

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   In cryptography, a salt is random data fed as an additional input to a one-way function that hashes data, a password or passphrase. [1] Salting helps defend against attacks that use precomputed tables (e.g. rainbow tables ), by vastly growing the size of table needed for a successful attack. [2] [3] [4] It also helps protect passwords that ...

5. Secure Shell - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. The Secure Shell Protocol ( SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. [1] Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution. SSH was designed on Unix-like operating systems, as a replacement for Telnet and for unsecured remote Unix shell protocols ...

6. Wikipedia:User account security - Wikipedia

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   Two-factor authentication (2FA)[edit] Wikimedia's implementation of two-factor authentication (2FA) is a way of strengthening the security of your account. If you enable two-factor authentication, every time you log in you will be asked for a one-time six-digit number in addition to your password.

7. 2-Step Verification with a Security Key - AOL Help

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   2-Step Verification with a Security Key. A security key is a physical device that gets uniquely associated with your AOL account after you enable it. Each time you sign in with your password, you'll be prompted to approve access to your account using your key. This prevents anyone who doesn't have your security key device from gaining access to ...