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#1 2010-03-16 22:50:12
Helpful hints/tips to make a good password
Hint/tip 1:Don't use your user name for a password,that's too easy for hackers.
Hint/tip 2:Don't use password for a password,that's also way too easy.
Hint/tip 3:Don't use 1234 for a password,that's another cheesy password.
Hint/tip 5:Don't use capitol,non-capitol and numbers in your password unless you wright it down and hide in a safe place.
If you have any questions,ask and I will put it on this and give credit.If you have any sugestions tell me and I will put it on this and give credit.
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#2 2010-03-17 01:19:09
- Jonathanpb
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Re: Helpful hints/tips to make a good password
Nice! I like it. 
A simple guide that has a lot of stuff in it...
I made a guide once - it's here.
"Human beings... must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
-Charlotte Brontë
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#3 2010-03-17 11:58:11
- juststickman
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Re: Helpful hints/tips to make a good password
Number 5 is not a good tip.
I have a 46 character string that I can never forget. Here's my scratch password!
********************************
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#5 2010-03-17 13:09:12
Re: Helpful hints/tips to make a good password
juststickman wrote:
Number 5 is not a good tip.
I have a 46 character string that I can never forget. Here's my scratch password!
********************************
Reason why I have number 5 is because a lot of people usually have trouble with those passwords.
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#6 2010-03-17 14:37:43
- juststickman
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Re: Helpful hints/tips to make a good password
ddss wrote:
juststickman wrote:
Number 5 is not a good tip.
I have a 46 character string that I can never forget. Here's my scratch password!
********************************Reason why I have number 5 is because a lot of people usually have trouble with those passwords.
Yeah, but still.
Number 5 is the exact opposite of how to make a hard to guess password.
A good idea for a password is this:
[your first name backwards][a memorable number, NOT 1337][your last name backwards][an insult that you commonly use]
(changed a bit). Here's an example, you'd never guess this, right?
Bob42noskcajbaka
Or (holding down alt)
∫ø∫¢€~øß˚çå∆∫å˚å
Try holding down shift or alt (or alt AND shift!), it makes people who just guess have a bigger problem.
You'd guess password, but would you guess πåßß∑ø®∂?
How about ∏ÅÍÍ„ØÂÎ
πåßß∑ø®∂ is holding down the alt key, and ∏ÅÍÍ„ØÂÎ is holding down alt and shift.
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#7 2010-03-17 15:19:28
Re: Helpful hints/tips to make a good password
juststickman wrote:
ddss wrote:
juststickman wrote:
Number 5 is not a good tip.
I have a 46 character string that I can never forget. Here's my scratch password!
********************************Reason why I have number 5 is because a lot of people usually have trouble with those passwords.
Yeah, but still.
Number 5 is the exact opposite of how to make a hard to guess password.
A good idea for a password is this:
[your first name backwards][a memorable number, NOT 1337][your last name backwards][an insult that you commonly use]
(changed a bit). Here's an example, you'd never guess this, right?
Bob42noskcajbaka
Or (holding down alt)
∫ø∫¢€~øß˚çå∆∫å˚å
Try holding down shift or alt (or alt AND shift!), it makes people who just guess have a bigger problem.
You'd guess password, but would you guess πåßß∑ø®∂?
How about ∏ÅÍÍ„ØÂÎ
πåßß∑ø®∂ is holding down the alt key, and ∏ÅÍÍ„ØÂÎ is holding down alt and shift.
I'm ending this conversation because it's an arguement over opionons.
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#9 2010-03-17 15:57:20
- juststickman
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Re: Helpful hints/tips to make a good password
BWOG wrote:
juststickman wrote:
Number 5 is not a good tip.
I have a 46 character string that I can never forget. Here's my scratch password!
********************************It's 32. COUNTING FAIL
Not that character string.
That's my SCRATCH password.
I rarely use the whole thing because of typos and password size limits.
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