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

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   Here are the most common password mistakes: Using personal information as part of a password – If you’re using a name, word or phrase that people associate with you as part of your passwords ...

3. Tips to create a strong password - AOL Help

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   Create a strong password. • Use unique words - Don't use obvious words like "password". • Have 12 or more characters - Longer passwords are more secure. • Avoid sequences or repeated characters - Don't use adjacent characters on your keyboard (QWERTY). • Use a different password for each site - Otherwise, if someone acquires one ...

4. These are the 10 worst passwords — is yours on the list? - AOL

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   When it comes to creating more secure passwords — also known as password hygiene — there are some tips to keep in mind, such as using: ... “The only 'strong' password is a computer-generated ...

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

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   One of the easiest ways for hackers to get their hands on your sensitive information is by stealing your passwords. The FTC says that creating “long and strong” passwords is crucial to your ...

6. Wikipedia:10,000 most common passwords - Wikipedia

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   About. If your password is on this list of the 10,000 most common passwords, you need a new password. A hacker can use or generate files like this, which may be readily compiled from breaches of sites such as Ashley Madison. Usually, passwords are not tried one-by-one against a system's secure server online; instead, a hacker might manage to ...

7. Password strength - Wikipedia

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   Password strength. Options menu of the random password generation tool in KeePass. Enabling more character subsets raises the strength of generated passwords a small amount, whereas increasing their length raises the strength a large amount. Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password against guessing or brute-force attacks.