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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
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Recent Examples of passwords
Account holders often have weak passwords that can easily be hacked, despite communications from their primary financial institution about identity theft and fraud.
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Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
By default, True Key creates 16-character passwords using small letters, capital letters, numbers, and special characters.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
In reality, the sites try to dupe users into downloading malware programs that can secretly steal passwords, internet cookies, and other sensitive data from their PCs by redirecting them to a new domain that hosts the malicious payload.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Take advantage of Telegram’s security features like Secret Chats for confidential communications, keeping bot links private and setting strong passwords for your bots.
—Givona Sandiford, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
An option titled Other Browsers directs you to export existing passwords to a CSV file and import them into True Key.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Many users still create simple, predictable passwords or use passwords that have been previously compromised in data breaches.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
These tools generate and store strong passwords, allowing users to avoid the risks of password reuse or writing down passwords.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
This complexity was thought to make passwords harder to guess or crack through brute force attacks.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
By default, True Key creates 16-character passwords using small letters, capital letters, numbers, and special characters.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
In reality, the sites try to dupe users into downloading malware programs that can secretly steal passwords, internet cookies, and other sensitive data from their PCs by redirecting them to a new domain that hosts the malicious payload.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Take advantage of Telegram’s security features like Secret Chats for confidential communications, keeping bot links private and setting strong passwords for your bots.
—Givona Sandiford, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
An option titled Other Browsers directs you to export existing passwords to a CSV file and import them into True Key.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Many users still create simple, predictable passwords or use passwords that have been previously compromised in data breaches.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
These tools generate and store strong passwords, allowing users to avoid the risks of password reuse or writing down passwords.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
This complexity was thought to make passwords harder to guess or crack through brute force attacks.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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