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Technical Help & Discussion => Windows PCs & Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: sam on May 20, 2006, 23:43
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# Choose a password with at least 8 characters. Mix up the password
with different characters such as letters and numbers.
# Be sure to change your password regularly and use different
passwords for different services
# If you a going to keep a written reminder of your password, keep
it far away from your computer.
# Never use a password that is too easy for anyone to find out.
Passwords that hackers first attempt are "blank", "password", and
"administrator."
# Never use a password that would be easy for someone who knows you
could figure out. Easy passwords to find are: birthdays, maiden name,
last name, place of birth, etc.
# Never use your login as your password!
taken from... LINK (http://math.arizona.edu/~support/account/password.php#passwordtips)