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

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   Making the password too complex – If you go too far with making your password unique, it may be easy for you to forget it. While this may be great for keeping out hackers, it will also be near ...

3. Password psychology - Wikipedia

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   Password psychology is directly linked to memorization and the use of mnemonics. Mnemonic devices are often used as passwords but many choose to use simpler passwords. It has been shown that mnemonic devices and simple passwords are equally easy to remember and that the choice of convenience plays a key role in password creation. [8]

4. 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.

5. How to remember passwords -- and what to do if you can't - AOL

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   Keywords, user IDs, account numbers, passwords that must contain both letters and numbers: the list of important login information we are required to remember is overwhelming indeed. Remembering ...

6. Frustrated trying to remember your passwords? Try this - AOL

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   A password manager like LastPass makes it easy by generating safer, stronger passwords, as well as keeping track of your passwords for multiple websites across all of your devices and storing them ...

7. Password - Wikipedia

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   The easier a password is for the owner to remember generally means it will be easier for an attacker to guess. [12] However, passwords that are difficult to remember may also reduce the security of a system because (a) users might need to write down or electronically store the password, (b) users will need frequent password resets and (c) users are more likely to re-use the same password ...

8. Diceware - Wikipedia

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   Diceware is a method for creating passphrases, passwords, and other cryptographic variables using ordinary dice as a hardware random number generator. For each word in the passphrase, five rolls of a six-sided die are required. The numbers from 1 to 6 that come up in the rolls are assembled as a five-digit number, e.g. 43146. That number is ...

9. How to keep your passwords and online accounts safe - AOL

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   Use strong passwords If you're using a default password and it's something like "123456" or "password," stop reading this article and change it right now. Those are among the most common passwords ...