Everybody knows or should know is very important to have and use a "strong" passwords.
Before anything, let's start with 2 funny-style yet true and usefull tips:
1)
During a recent password audit, it was found that a girl was using the following password:
"MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyCanberra"
When asked why she had such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital.
2)
Now, the actual question is - how is the password more reliable:
- long, complex, complicated, combination of lower and upper case letters with figures and special characters if allowed ?
- average long, pointed to something familiar, with one capital and eventually one figure, and changing often (monthly at least)?
Before anything, let's start with 2 funny-style yet true and usefull tips:
1)
During a recent password audit, it was found that a girl was using the following password:
"MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyCanberra"
When asked why she had such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital.
2)
Now, the actual question is - how is the password more reliable:
- long, complex, complicated, combination of lower and upper case letters with figures and special characters if allowed ?
- average long, pointed to something familiar, with one capital and eventually one figure, and changing often (monthly at least)?