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  2. Password strength - Wikipedia

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    The full strength associated with using the entire ASCII character set (numerals, mixed case letters, and special characters) is only achieved if each possible password is equally likely. This seems to suggest that all passwords must contain characters from each of several character classes, perhaps upper and lower-case letters, numbers, and ...

  3. Password policy - Wikipedia

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    A password policy is a set of rules designed to enhance computer security by encouraging users to employ strong passwords and use them properly. A password policy is often part of an organization's official regulations and may be taught as part of security awareness training. Either the password policy is merely advisory, or the computer ...

  4. Password - Wikipedia

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    A password field in a sign-in form. A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity.. Traditionally, passwords were expected to be memorized, [1] but the large number of password-protected services that a typical individual accesses can make memorization of unique passwords for each service impractica

  5. What to Know Before Changing a Password - AOL

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    Create a long and unique password – Consider creating or changing a password to a length of at least 16 characters. It should include upper and lower case letters, numbers, special characters ...

  6. Tips to create a strong password - AOL Help

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    A strong password is your first line of defense against intruders and imposters. Here are some helpful tips on creating a secure password so you can make sure your information remains safe. Create a strong password • Use unique words - Don't use obvious words like "password". • Have 12 or more characters - Longer passwords are more secure.

  7. What's your password? Here are the most common, many ... - AOL

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    Password managers store passwords safely on a mobile device or computer. Once a user has logged into a password manager, it will generate and remember all passwords for online accounts.

  8. List of Unicode characters - Wikipedia

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    HTML and XML provide ways to reference Unicode characters when the characters themselves either cannot or should not be used. A numeric character reference refers to a character by its Universal Character Set/Unicode code point, and a character entity reference refers to a character by a predefined name. A numeric character reference uses the ...

  9. Random password generator - Wikipedia

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    To generate upper/lower case characters or some symbols a coin flip can be used, heads capital, tails lower case. If a digit was selected in the dice rolls, a heads coin flip might select the symbol above it on a standard keyboard, such as the '$' above the '4' instead of '4'.