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Password Power: How To Create A Strong Password

The document provides 8 tips for creating strong passwords to protect private information online: 1. Do not use self-identifying information like your name, birthdate, or address. 2. Avoid obvious facts about yourself like nicknames or pet names. 3. Make passwords at least 8 characters long but follow website requirements which may be longer. 4. Include a combination of numbers, symbols, and letters to make passwords unique.

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Password Power: How To Create A Strong Password

The document provides 8 tips for creating strong passwords to protect private information online: 1. Do not use self-identifying information like your name, birthdate, or address. 2. Avoid obvious facts about yourself like nicknames or pet names. 3. Make passwords at least 8 characters long but follow website requirements which may be longer. 4. Include a combination of numbers, symbols, and letters to make passwords unique.

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Password Power

HOW TO CREATE A STRONG PASSWORD


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

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