Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Create rock-solid passwords

Passwords that are real words can be cracked by using a directory attack, where the hacker gets software to try every word in a database. Many sites advice users to use strong passwords comprised of a combination of letters and numbers at least eight characters, but creating such passwords can be challenging. Go to https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm This is password generator that produces new passwords whenever you refresh the page and offers random hexadecimal, ASCII or alphanumeric combinations.

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