Choosing The Right Password!
Ben Compton | June 8, 2010 | no comments
Your password is a secret word or string of characters and is used for authentication, to prove identity or to gain access to a secure area.
It is important that you keep your password a secret from those not allowed access.
You should select a password that is easy to remember but at the same time hard for someone else to guess, below is a list of common guidelines for choosing good passwords:
- Include numbers, symbols, upper and lowercase letters in your passwords if the system allows you to.
- Your chosen password should be about 12 – 14 characters long, can be longer if you are able to remember it.
- Avoid repetions, letter or number sequences, names, pet-names, dictionary words and biograhpical information. i.e 1234, abcd.
- If the system allows you to use both upper and lowercase letters and recognises them as signifcant, then you should use this to your advantage.
- Your password should be easily remembered and kept secure. (Don’t write your password down!)
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