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Weak passwords are a big flaw in computer security due to a lack of "entropy"
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Weak passwords are a big flaw in computer security due to a lack of "entropy"
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or randomness. For example, how many times have you used the name of a pet or relative or street
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or randomness. For example, how many times have you used the name of a pet or relative or street
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in a password, or perhaps the number "1". Not very random, is it? :-)
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in a password, or perhaps the number "1"? Not very random, is it? :-)
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Worse still, if
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Worse still, if
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passwords are reused between services, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-password-mistake-2014-8"
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passwords are reused between services, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-password-mistake-2014-8"
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>that increases your security risk</a>.
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>that increases your security risk</a>. This is not theoretical, <a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/65255-hackers-access-github-accounts-reusing-passwords-previous-leaks.html"
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>this has already happened.</a>
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Fact is, humans are terrible at remembering random combiations of letters and
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Fact is, humans are terrible at remembering random combiations of letters and
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