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Effective Password Management Practices

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Improving Passwords
A password offers no protection to any system or data if it can easily be guessed.

  1. Choose a string of alphabetic characters that is easy to remember using one of the following techniques:
    • Substitute letters for numbers; a birth date of "15-9-42" would be "AEIDB"
    • Use phonetics ("Chris" becomes "Kris" or reversal "MIKE" becomes "EKIM")
    • Create an acronym from an expression;
  2. Choose a string of at least 1 or more numbers that is easy to remember and insert it somewhere in the password.