Well Number five weak passwords trumps strong security
if the password is the basic mechanism of user authorization in a system.
A person who knows the password is able to assume the user's identity.
In such a case the operating system won't distinguish real users from attackers.
Even the most sophisticated security solutions won't work if an unauthorized person obtains the password.
If the user has e-mail access rights the attacker who knows his or her password will be able to access
the e-mail account to
the password is very often the weakest link in computer security.
For the password to be safe it must be known to no one but its owner.
How can you protect yourself against password cracking.
Password cracking is done by repeatedly guessing the password.
In order to find the correct one
if the guest is a random such an attack is rarely effective even though it may be automated.
But using personal information about the victim such as the first name or nickname mother's maiden name
dog's name children's birth dates.
It may be much easier to get the password.
Many people choose passwords that are easy to guess unless you learn how to choose a safe password.
The technological solutions will be useless
or the password to be strong.
It mustn't in any way refer to any aspect of the user's personal life
attackers may use personal information gathered by means of social engineering Internet search engines
social networking sites or special software such as Montijo
an actual word of any language must be used as a password either.
Moreover it must be long the length of 12 to 15 characters seems to be a reasonable minimum.
The problem is how to create a password that meets all these requirements.
And in addition contains a digit and a special character the password doesn't have to be a word.
It may be a phrase you have to get users to think of passwords not as words.
For example start one two three but as phrases such as I leave home at 7 AM administrators must force
users to use safe passwords.
The fits law stating that weak passwords make all of their security solutions less effective.
Will still be valid until methods of authentication such as biometrics or smart cards are in wide use
a password is like chewing gum strongest when fresh should be used by an individual not a group.
If lying around will create a sticky mess.