Strong Passwords
Stellar Philosophy
If you can remember a "Strongish" password without writing it down, that is better than a completely random Strong password that is written on a Post-It and stuck to your monitor or under your keyboard.
Have you ever needed to come up with a new password on the spur of the moment only to find you could not think of a good one? Now you have a resource at your fingertips to help you with this important task: The Strong Password Generator!
Strong passwords protect you against unwanted intrusion into your systems and help insure the integrity, security and privacy of your data.
Strong passwords:
- have at least 9 characters
- are completely random
- have upper case characters
- have lower case characters
- have punctuation characters
- have numeric characters
Strong Password Generator
| 100 Strong Passwords | 100 "Strongish" Passwords | |
| A really strong password is completely random. Below are a few to choose from (we do not store these, and no one but you can see them): | Here are some easier-to-remember choices. They contain an english word which makes them more "guessable" by hackers (ie. less secure) but they are probably better passwords than you are using today. | |
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Common Password Problems
The table below outlines some of the most widespread password problems and how to combat them:
| Common Password Problems | Solution |
|---|---|
| Default or Null password | Strong Passwords |
| Guessable or Weak password | Strong Passwords |
| Cracking algorithms | Strong Passwords |
| Improper password storage | Do not write down passwords |
| Sending passwords in clear text | Do not email passwords; insist on encryption (https:// when using on-line forms) |
| Keystroke logging | Anti-spyware protection |
How fast can a computer hacker find your password? The table below shows how long it takes someone using a Pentium 4 processor to crack a password that is composed of upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation. Imagine if the hacker had 10 computers assigned to the task. How does your current password hold up?
| Length of Password | Time Needed to Crack It |
|---|---|
| 3 | 4 seconds |
| 4 | 6 minutes |
| 5 | 10 hours |
| 6 | 36 days |
| 7 | 10 years |
| 8 | 900 years |
| 9 | 80,000 years |
| 10 | 8 million years |
| 11 | 800 million years |
| 12 | 15 trillion years |
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