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  2. Tips to create a strong password - AOL Help

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    A strong password is your first line of defense against intruders and imposters. Here are some helpful tips on creating a secure password so you can make sure your information remains safe. Create a strong password • Use unique words - Don't use obvious words like "password". • Have 12 or more characters - Longer passwords are more secure.

  3. Password strength - Wikipedia

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    Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password against guessing or brute-force attacks. In its usual form, it estimates how many trials an attacker who does not have direct access to the password would need, on average, to guess it correctly. The strength of a password is a function of length, complexity, and unpredictability ...

  4. List of the most common passwords - Wikipedia

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    The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData. [3] Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year.

  5. Privacy concerns with social networking services - Wikipedia

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    These features require saving content to snapchat servers in order to release to other users at a later time. The update stated that it has the rights to reproduce, modify, and republish photos, as well as save those photos to Snapchat servers.

  6. The Most Common Password Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them!) - AOL

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    Think of your passwords as locks on the doors to personal aspects of your life. If the lock isn’t strong enough, thieves will find a way in. So, the more you take password security seriously ...

  7. How to protect your passwords from hackers for good - AOL

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    Here’s how LastPass Premium works: Let’s say you’re creating a password to obtain sensitive medical records online. The password manager will create a complex, rock-solid password that ...

  8. What to Know Before Changing a Password - AOL

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    Create a long and unique password – Consider creating or changing a password to a length of at least 16 characters. It should include upper and lower case letters, numbers, special characters ...

  9. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of password cracking might be to help a user recover a forgotten password (due to the fact that installing an entirely new password would involve System Administration privileges), to gain unauthorized access to a system, or to act as a preventive measure whereby system administrators check for easily crackable passwords. On a file ...