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Password Power: How To Create A Strong Password Eight Tips

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Password Power

HOW TO CREATE A STRONG PASSWORD


Passwords are like locks that keep our Eight Tips Tip #5 - Change your passwords every few
private information safe. Email, social months. Put yourself on a schedule for
networks, and some gaming websites all Tip #1 - Do not use any self-identifying updating and recreating your passwords.
use passwords to help protect our private facts. Never use your full name, birth date,
or address. Tip #6 - Create passwords that you will
data. Without a strong password, private
remember. If you think you will have
information can be easy for thieves to Tip #2 - Avoid using obvious facts about trouble remembering them, write them
steal. There are websites to help you yourself. Never use information that down and keep them in a safe place.
generate strong passwords, such as would be easy to guess, such as your
strongpasswordgenerator.com. You nickname or your pet’s name. Tip #7 - Do not enter your passwords into
should also follow some tips for creating your phone. Someone might steal your
stronger passwords. Tip #3 - Make passwords of at least eight phone, or you might lost it.
characters. However, follow the
instructions on a website for password Tip #8 - Do not type your passwords in a
length. Some websites may require public place. People might look over your
passwords longer than eight characters. shoulder as you type in your passwords.
Additionally, if you are in a public place
Tip #4 - Include a combination of that offers free internet access, such as a
numbers, symbols, and letters. This will coffee shop, people using the same
make your passwords as unique as wireless connection might be able to see
possible. Some websites require this your passwords as you type them into a
combination of characters. Websites may website.
also tell you whether a password is weak
or strong. If a website indicates that your
password is weal, add characters until it is
strong. Be sure to read the
recommendations on a website for
creating a strong password whenever
setting up a new online account.

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