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Finally the teaching of users to choose good passwords and giving negative feedback if not is essentially on that topic. |
Finally the teaching of users to choose good passwords and giving negative feedback if not is essentially on that topic. |
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''' ''Conditions for creating good passwords:'' ''' |
''' ''Conditions for creating good passwords:'' ''' |
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'''Never use:''' |
'''Never use:''' |
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- Computer name, account name, hostnames |
- Computer name, account name, hostnames<br> |
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- Any names. |
- Any names.<br> |
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- The license number of your car |
- The license number of your car<br> |
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- Telefon numbers |
- Telefon numbers<br> |
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- Birthdays |
- Birthdays<br> |
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- Words, which are in any dictionaries |
- Words, which are in any dictionaries<br> |
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- Simple charakter combination ... abcd, 1234 |
- Simple charakter combination ... abcd, 1234<br> |
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- Keyboard patterns ... qwertz |
- Keyboard patterns ... qwertz<br> |
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- All of the variations above reversly |
- All of the variations above reversly<br> |
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- NCC-1701D is not a good choice |
- NCC-1701D is not a good choice<br> |
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'''Use instead:''' |
'''Use instead:''' |
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- At least 8 signs |
- At least 8 signs<br> |
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- Letters (small and big) + numbers + special signs |
- Letters (small and big) + numbers + special signs<br> |
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- A password which seems to be a random combination |
- A password which seems to be a random combination<br> |
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Revision as of 21:32, 8 November 2004
Finally the teaching of users to choose good passwords and giving negative feedback if not is essentially on that topic.
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Conditions for creating good passwords:
Never use:
- Computer name, account name, hostnames
- Any names.
- The license number of your car
- Telefon numbers
- Birthdays
- Words, which are in any dictionaries
- Simple charakter combination ... abcd, 1234
- Keyboard patterns ... qwertz
- All of the variations above reversly
- NCC-1701D is not a good choice
Use instead:
- At least 8 signs
- Letters (small and big) + numbers + special signs
- A password which seems to be a random combination
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