It includes tips and examples for making a password stronger.
These tools use lists of dictionary words to guess the password sequentially.
Never use “password"as your password.
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A surprising number of people make this mistake.
Dictionary hacking tools that use an English dictionary list easily find words in that dictionary.
If a password is anything close to a dictionary word, it’s incredibly insecure.
Passwords with personal information, such as your birthdate or street address, are also easy targets for hackers.
The table below shows examples of a simple password that is progressively made more complex.
The first column lists simple words that are easy to remember and are found in the dictionary.
The second column is a modification of the first column.
The last column shows how the simple password is converted into one that is harder to figure out.
FAQ
Some of the best password managers include Dashlane, KeePass, and Keeper.
Good password managers work with multiple browsers, include encryption, and are easy to use.
Password generators can be one way tocreate strong passwords.
