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security_topics [2019.08.18 07:08] – [Care and Maintenance of Secure Passwords] Steve Isenbergsecurity_topics [2019.08.18 14:05] Steve Isenberg
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   * Change it often   * Change it often
   * Make it hard to guess - upper and lower chars, digits, special chars. 12 or 13 characters long.   * Make it hard to guess - upper and lower chars, digits, special chars. 12 or 13 characters long.
-  * Watch the news for breeches and change password+  * Watch the news for breaches and change password [This spelling correction for breach courtesy of Carol Levine)
 ===How to create hard-to-guess passwords=== ===How to create hard-to-guess passwords===
 If a human is going to guess the password then make it unhuman.  Consider: a password "safe" Here are some free alternatives.  From [[https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/the-best-password-manager-1325845|Tech Radar, The best free password manager 2019]]\\  If a human is going to guess the password then make it unhuman.  Consider: a password "safe" Here are some free alternatives.  From [[https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/the-best-password-manager-1325845|Tech Radar, The best free password manager 2019]]\\ 
security_topics.txt · Last modified: 2021.12.22 10:51 by 127.0.0.1