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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. Random password generator - Wikipedia

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   A random password generator is a software program or hardware device that takes input from a random or pseudo-random number generator and automatically generates a password. Random passwords can be generated manually, using simple sources of randomness such as dice or coins , or they can be generated using a computer.

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

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   Creating a password shorter than 10 characters – It used to be that a password was suggested to be 8 – 10 characters in length. Now, experts suggest that they should be at least 64 characters ...

5. 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. [4] 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.

6. Password strength - Wikipedia

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   A 13-character password was estimated to withstand GPU-computed attempts for over 900,000 years. [45] [46] In the context of 2023 hardware technology, the 2012 standard of an eight-character alpha-numeric password has become vulnerable, succumbing in a few hours. The time needed to crack a 13-character password is reduced to a few years.

7. 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 ...