Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Public/Docs/SafePasswords
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- Mar 28, 2019, 6:49:28 PM (6 years ago)
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v3 v4 31 31 * "If possible" relates to the question: how can I remember such a password, or even many of them? The solution is very easy: there are password databases available (see [#ref1 (1)] for a good example). A password database allows users to store their username / password combinations along with other information belonging to the account in a strongly encrypted store. To unlock the store, only one, safe password must be remembered. 32 32 33 To generate a safe, memorizable password, a variant of the passphrase method is a good approach. Instead of choosing phrases that appear somewhere in common text, a random sequence of words, name dand other tokens can be chosen. Example: {{{Bolt911HammerWeatherFishTomato123upsideChicago}}}. This can be memorized and is probably not in public databases.33 To generate a safe, memorizable password, a variant of the passphrase method is a good approach. Instead of choosing phrases that appear somewhere in common text, a random sequence of words, names and other tokens can be chosen. Example: {{{Bolt911HammerWeatherFishTomato123upsideChicago}}}. This can be memorized and is probably not in public databases. 34 34 * If the site offers it, use Two-Factor-Authentication, that means, log in with your password and a second key received by SMS, an app on your smartphone or on a specific One-Time-Password token. 35 35