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Secure passwords

https://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/352493/5-easy-steps-to-create-strong-passwords

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Today's tip about creating passwords comes from KnowBe4. They are experts in preventing social engineering.  Find them online at 'k n o w' , the letters 'b e', and the number 4. com.

  1. Remove all letters excerpts for the 1st letter of each word -  TCBTTMWIITA

  2. Repace some of the letters with lower case versions -now I have TcBTtmWIiTA

  3. Substitute a number for at least one of the letters. In this case I replaced the 1st upper case I with a 1  - TcBTtmW1iTA

  4. Lastly use special characters, such as $, &, +, !, @, to replace a couple letters. It's a good idea to replace a letter that may be repeated. Also feel free to add an additional special character - I used a + for the second T, an @ for the A and added a $ at the end. I'm left with TcB+tmW1iT@$, a completely incoherent random group of letters, numbers and special characters.

Also, knowbe4 suggests to check your password at https://howsecureismypassword.net/. Enter your password and it will tell you how long it would take a computer to crack you password. You want it to tell you a computer would need over a few million years to crack your password. If your password is anything less, keep adding special characters to the end until it goes up.

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