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Passwords are designed to keep your personal and most private information safe, but it turns out that many passwords can be easily cracked. The CEO if Stricture Consulting was able to decode almost 11,000 passwords in just 16 minutes. When you combine this with the fact that there are more than 600,000 hackers on Facebook everyday trying to crack your password, you need to know how to protect yourself.
What does it take to create the perfect password?
What Qualifies as Weak?
When you are looking to create a strong password, you must first understand what makes a password weak. If your password consists of only lower case letters, you are already an easy code to crack from the start. Other characteristics of weak passwords include using your name, birthday or pets name. This is information that is easily accessible to many and it is fairly simple to crack passwords that are made using these common things.
Better But Not Perfect
You are on the right track to constructing a solid password if you move towards mixing both numbers and letters. It is also a good idea to create a password that is at least 8 characters in length. Another sign that you are on the right track is if your password includes a symbol. However, you are not constructing a good password if you choose a word from the dictionary.
The Perfect Password
When you want to create a perfect password, you must begin by understanding that length is more vital than having a complex password. If your password is less than 10 characters, it can be easily cracked by most hackers. You need one that is about 15 to 20 characters in length and it will be almost impossible for many to crack.
Double Meanings Help
The best passwords have a double meaning, so that they are hard to crack but also easy to remember. For example, Dkjf9+fldmsrb1y is an example of a perfect password that will be very difficult for hackers to crack. However, remembering this type of password might be hard for you. The trick is that the symbols combine to mean “Derek jumped for glory and failed miserably.” This allows you to have a perfect password and still be able to get into your own accounts. You do not want a password that is so complex even you can’t remember it.
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