Maintain a Diverse Stable of Intricate Passwords

Posted: March 30th, 2011

Hello friends,

Let’s talk today about one of Impassable’s big features, which is its password generation and management capability. Why is this feature so important? Well as we know the internet is not a safe place, and there’s always the risk of your personal information being stolen. Hackers usually accomplish this through the use of programs which try to guess your password, and the easier your password is, the easier and quicker the program can figure it out.

Unfortunately, because of the fact that we have to remember our passwords manually, we tend to commit two grave errors; our passwords are exceedingly simple, and we often use the same passwords for multiple accounts/websites. A quick look at the top 20 most used passwords of all time shows such obvious and simple passwords as 123456, qwerty, password, and the names of people. These passwords are just ripe for the picking.

Now it’s not easy creating and remembering complex passwords, I of all people understand this. I tend to use the same passwords at many different sites, and they’re relatively simple. But those are for accounts that I’m not overly concerned about having breached. In the case of accounts you can’t risk someone gaining access to, you really need to take the time to come up with a password that is easy for you to remember, but difficult to break.

The easiest way to do this is to use a combination of upper and lower case letters, as well as numbers, inserting them at random within your password. While length is important, mixing your password up with numbers, symbols, upper and lower case, etc. is more important.

I think you’ll agree that protecting your identity, both online and off, is worth whatever extra effort it may take. So challenge yourself and see just how unbreakable you can make your passwords.

Good luck, and safe surfing,

Dave,

Softarama team.

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