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Creating Strong Passwords

Creating Strong Passwords. What is a weak password?. What is a weak password? . 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 s unshine. q werty i loveyou p rincess a dmin w elcome 666666 a bc123 football. 123123 m onkey 654321 !@#$%^&* c harlie a aa123456

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Creating Strong Passwords

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  1. Creating Strong Passwords

  2. What is a weak password?

  3. What is a weak password? 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou princess admin welcome 666666 abc123 football 123123 monkey 654321 !@#$%^&* charlie aaa123456 donald password1 qwerty123 zxcvbnm 121212 bailey freedom shadow passw0rd baseball buster daniel hannah thomas summer george harley 222222

  4. What is a weak password? 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou princess admin welcome 666666 abc123 football 123123 monkey 654321 !@#$%^&* charlie aaa123456 donald password1 qwerty123 zxcvbnm 121212 bailey freedom shadow passw0rd baseball buster daniel hannah thomas summer george harley 222222

  5. What is a weak password? 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou princess admin welcome 666666 abc123 football 123123 monkey 654321 !@#$%^&* charlie aaa123456 donald password1 qwerty123 zxcvbnm 121212 bailey freedom shadow passw0rd baseball buster daniel hannah thomas summer george harley 222222

  6. What is a weak password? 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou princess admin welcome 666666 abc123 football 123123 monkey 654321 !@#$%^&* charlie aaa123456 donald password1 qwerty123 zxcvbnm 121212 bailey freedom shadow passw0rd baseball buster daniel hannah thomas summer george harley 222222

  7. What is a weak password? 123456 password 123456789 12345678 12345 111111 1234567 sunshine qwerty iloveyou princess admin welcome 666666 abc123 football 123123 monkey 654321 !@#$%^&* charlie aaa123456 donald password1 qwerty123 zxcvbnm 121212 bailey freedom shadow passw0rd baseball buster daniel hannah thomas summer george harley 222222

  8. What is a weak password? • Short • Dictionary words • Something with a personal connection to the user • Common terms (movie titles, sports team names, etc)

  9. What is a weak password? We often pick passwords that are personally relevant to us, which allow them to be guessed by learning our interests or personal histories (some of which can be found online)

  10. What is a weak password? People are fairly predictable when it comes to choosing passwords

  11. What is a weak password? We have a tendency to make predictable variations of the same password

  12. What is a weak password? We have a tendency to make predictable variations of the same password MyDogIsAwesome

  13. What is a weak password? We have a tendency to make predictable variations of the same password MyDogIsAwesome1

  14. What is a weak password? We have a tendency to make predictable variations of the same password MyDogIs@wesome1

  15. What is a weak password? We have a tendency to make predictable variations of the same password MyDogIs@weSome1

  16. What is a weak password? We tend to use the same or similar passwords across multiple sites

  17. What is a weak password? The shorter the password, the easier it is for a computer to guess it

  18. What is a strong password?

  19. What is a strong password? Long

  20. What is a strong password? Long Unique

  21. What is a strong password? Long Unique Random

  22. What is a strong password? Long At least 16 characters Contains numbers, symbols, upper, lower, spaces

  23. What is a strong password? Long At least 16 characters Contains numbers, symbols, upper, lower, spaces MyDogIsAwesome

  24. What is a strong password? Long At least 16 characters Contains numbers, symbols, upper, lower, spaces MyDogIsAwesome

  25. What is a strong password? Long At least 16 characters Contains numbers, symbols, upper, lower, spaces #MyDogIsAwesome#

  26. What is a strong password? Long At least 16 characters Contains numbers, symbols, upper, lower, spaces #MyD0g1sAwes0me#

  27. What is a strong password? Long At least 16 characters Contains numbers, symbols, upper, lower, spaces #MyD 0g1 sAwe s0me#

  28. What is a strong password? MyDogIsAwesome #MyD 0g1 sAwe s0me#

  29. What is a strong password? MyDogIsAwesome (16 Thousand Years to Guess) #MyD 0g1 sAwe s0me#

  30. What is a strong password? MyDogIsAwesome (16 Thousand Years to Guess) #MyD 0g1 sAwe s0me# (36 Quintillion Years to Guess)

  31. What is a strong password? #MyD 0g1 sAwe s0me# (36 Quintillion Years to Guess) (According to howsecureismypassword.net)

  32. What is a strong password? Unique • Free of repetition and pre-defined sequences • Unique PW for everyservice that you use • If you reuse passwords and one gets hacked, all of them get hacked!

  33. What is a strong password? Unique Password managers LastPass 1Password Dashlane

  34. What is a strong password? Unique Password managers • Creates a random, secure password for each account you have • Passwords are accessed via one password you create

  35. What is a strong password? Unique Password managers • Still need to remember 1 main PW • Breaches can happen!

  36. What is a strong password? Unique LastPass: • free to use • Firefox/Chrome extensions • mobile version = $1 per month

  37. What is a strong password? Unique Alternative is writing unique passwords down on paper, which some security experts recommend Secure, unless: • Someone finds the paper/notebook • You lose it

  38. What is a strong password? Passwords vs. Passphrases

  39. What is a strong password? Passwords vs. Passphrases

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  41. What is a strong password? Random

  42. What is a strong password? Random Humans are generally bad at creating random passwords, as our minds like to work in patterns

  43. What is a strong password? Random Creating random passwords/phrases can be done best when external sources are used, such as random words in a book

  44. What is a strong password? Random Creating random passwords/phrases can be done best when external sources are used, such as random words in a book Technique 1: Randomly select 5-6 words from a book to create a passphrase

  45. What is a strong password? Random Creating random passwords/phrases can be done best when external sources are used, such as random words in a book Technique 2: Diceware Password Creation Example: https://www.rempe.us/diceware/#eff

  46. What is a strong password? Random Memorize this random passphrase and then use it as your main password in your password manager.

  47. Best Practices Level 1: Use different passwords for all services

  48. Best Practices Level 1: Use different passwords for all services Level 2: Use a password manager to create random passwords

  49. Best Practices Level 1: Use different passwords for all services Level 2: Use a password manager to create random passwords Level 3: Secure your password manager with a randomly created passphrase of 5-6 words

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