On the way to secure password
(rws / cfl) - Passwords are ubiquitous on the Internet: It does not matter whether our community, online banking and shopping - are all the invited users to create password. Most security code, however, are just plain stupid, and make the hackers work easy.
Probably the most popular password is "123456". This is of course also with sequences of letters like "TUVWXYZ". Such passwords do not deserve the name, because they are cracked by criminals in a very short time. They use their illegal activities of simple lists of the most commonly used strings.
appear on these lists, terms such as "password", "Bello" or "secret" on. Among the common terms include colors, names of pets, common last names and hobbies. If you choose such a simple letter or number, you run the risk of criminals to give unwanted access to sensitive areas such as online banking or e-mail inboxes.
First of all, the password should not be too short, more precisely, it should have at least eight characters. Because: The longer the password, the harder others can crack it.
At first glance, your password should be no sense. Use So no expressions, which are found in a dictionary. Also related strings such as "123456" or "qwertzui" are anything but safe, the same is true for backward-read words. "Trowssap setug" is precisely not what it supposed to be.
Instead, use a mix of special characters, numbers and letters. Switch off in sequence. They succeed very easy when you replace one letter with a similar-looking characters and numbers. For example "!" for "t", "$" for "S", "2" to "Z", "&" for "B" or "()" for "o".
If you then combine uppercase and lowercase letters, make it difficult even for experienced hackers.
And a purely practical tip - especially for world travelers: On foreign keyboards are often ready to buy any special characters. These should therefore not appear in your password.
Why have not all this is
password belongs exclusively to you - and this should remain so. So just keep it in your mind to.
yellow sticky notes stuck to the monitor, make and destroy the most secure password. In your cell phone or on a piece of paper in your wallet the code has to look also nothing. And also on the PC, you should not store passwords in the clear.
Change your password periodically. The shorter you are using a particular string, the more likely it is that it is cracked.
reminders
forget your password. Never. A simple instruction that is not easy to implement. With the right approach but this works in our gallery, we show you how you will not only secure, but also a memorable password.