How to choose the right password

[Ivan Glinkin]

“Do you have something to hide?”
“No, it's just none of your business!”

I greet you colleagues!
Before proceeding directly to the entitled problem, let's find out what the password is, why it is needed and where it is used.
Password (French parole - word) is a Russian conditional word or set of characters designed to confirm identity or authority. Passwords are often used to protect information from unauthorized access.
Currently, the password is used in computing systems paired with a name (login) to authenticate the user. You met with him during registration and authentication of your email, page on a social network, as well as other Internet services.
Summarizing the above, a password is a tool designed to identify a user in an information system and protect his information from unauthorized persons. Therefore, the choice of password and means of its storage should be treated responsibly.

However, in most cases, the user uses a light password, applies it to all his Internet services, and does not change it for several years. If you find your reflection in that definition, I have bad news for you.

List of the most common passwords of 2014:
1. 123456
2. PASSWORD
3. 12345
4.32345678
5. QWERTY
6. 123456789
7.1234
8. BASEBALL
9. DRAGON
0. FOOTBALL
The specified list is made up of files containing millions of stolen passwords and posted on the Internet over the past few years. This list is intended to indicate to the user the need to use more complex passwords. However, the situation does not fundamentally change: the passwords remain the same, changing only the number of their position in popularity.
If you find your password in the list below, change it as soon as possible.

In addition, there has long been a hacker software that, in conjunction with the lists of the most common passwords (millions are counted), allows brute force password guessing. Therefore, in order to protect yourself as much as possible from unauthorized access by third parties, you must adhere to the following simple rules.

Rules for working with passwords
1. Passwords should be selected taking into account the following requirements:
- the password must be at least 8 characters long;
- among the password characters must be present letters in upper and lower case, numbers and special characters (@, #, $, &, *,%, etc.), if supported by the information system;
- the password should not include easily computed combinations of characters (names, surnames, names, etc.), as well as generally accepted abbreviations ("Computer", "LAN", "USER", etc.), names of relatives, significant dates;
- when changing the password, the new value should differ from the previous one in at least 6 positions;
2. A planned change of passwords should be carried out regularly by users, at least once a quarter;
3. Do not tell anyone your password;
4. Do not create the same passwords for various services;
5. Do not store passwords from used services on your e-mail;
6. In the case of a compromised password, the latter must be changed immediately;
7. At the end of the work, you must exit the system (log out);

The most reliable way to come up with a password is to use a password generator.
To generate a password, you can use the form presented on our website (unfortunately, you can’t place it here).

Thank you for your attention and best regards.
Regards, Department

 

[Чередов Алексей]

Cognitively

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

thank

 

[Андрей Захаров]

Thank)

 

[Плотников Юрий Михайлович]

Thank!

 

[Александра]

Thank you, an interesting topic!

 

[Частный детектив Донецк]

Thanks for the advice )

 

[Alexander Konovalenko.]

Thanks for the information.