Archive for June 15th, 2008

Right now password cracking software uses one of three methods:

  1. Intelligent guessing
  2. Dictionary attacks
  3. Automation that tries every possible combination of characters.

However strong the password created, always can crack. Given enough time, the automated method can crack any password. However, it still can take months to crack a strong password.

If your password is only letter or only number with 5 long, it will crack in seconds by automations methods. Computer security includes the use of strong passwords for your network logon and the Administrator account on your computer.

For a password to be strong, it should:

If you using a public computer like office to access anything that need to enter password, you must make sure that your password is not logged.

To ensure security, passwords must be used carefully. These recommendations will help protect your passwords:

  • Never write down your password.
  • Never share your password with anyone.
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