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A
strong password is one that is hard for someone to break into. It consists of random letters and numbers set out in a
way that no one can run a
program against your Directory ID to figure it out. A weak password can be any of the following:
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Dictionary words, places, or names -- frontwards or backwards, in
ANY LANGUAGE. This includes the names
of spouses, friends, children, pets
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The same as above using the first letter capitalized
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The same as above with a digit at the beginning and/or end
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A pure number less than a million (particularly a PIN number --
if the software program Crack decodes a 4-digit number, the person running it will
assume it is a PIN number potentially usable for access to other assets)
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Your login-id
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Your social security number, birth date, or license plate
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