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The Perfect Password Practice
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By Coenraad De Beer
With all the accounts we own and all of the places where we need to use user names and passwords, it becomes a full-time job keeping it all together. The easiest way for most people is to use the same user name and password for all their accounts when possible. Most of the times it is only the user name that differs, but the password often stays the same for every new account they open or device they use. This is extremely dangerous and I will explain why.
There are several ways of leaking out your password. You may just, accidentally, say the password out loud while entering it. If someone was standing nearby, he/she could have easily picked it up and may use it later to gain access to the restricted area protected by the password. Key-loggers installed on your computer can log your password and send it to their owners and spyware programs can extract saved passwords from your cookies or from the saved password list stored in your browser settings. People sometimes write their passwords on a piece of paper and do not keep it in a safe place. What is the use of a key if you leave it in the door? The same principle applies to passwords. A password is the key to a restricted area, you should not let that key lie around for anyone to use. Sending passwords via e-mail is not so wise either and it is 99% of times a sign of a fraudulent activity. You should be careful when people request your password to be sent over the Internet via e-mail. Companies often sent your login details via e-mail. You should print out the details, store the printed copy in a safe place and delete the e-mail. E-mail worms and viruses can easily scan your e-mails for passwords. The different ways of loosing your passwords are endless.
Now what happens when someone steals your password? Chances are good that the perpetrator will break into the account guarded by the password, cause damage and maybe change the password so that you cannot gain access to the account in the future. If you use the same password for all your !
, you should regard all your other accounts as compromised. The only missing piece of the puzzle for the password theft is to obtain the user name of your other accounts and the chances are good that most of them will also accept the same user name as the breached one. The only comforting thing is to know that the theft has to figure out what other accounts you own. One cannot break into something one does not know the existence of. It is not always possible to change your user name, but it is always possible to change your password. When a widely used password is compromised, you should change the passwords of all your other accounts as quickly as possible to avoid further security breaches. You should also try to regain control of your breached account as soon as possible, by contacting the service provider of the account and explaining the situation to them. This is most important for bank and online shopping accounts.
How should I prevent my password from being stolen?
- Memorise it. A password or PIN is useless if you need to carry it around with you on a piece of paper, or written on the back of your debit or credit card. Do not share it with anyone, not even your loved ones. Not out of lack of trust, but to limit the number of people knowing your password to one. When there is only one person who knows the password, there can be only one source of leaking it out. More people knowing your password, means more possible sources of leaking.
- Choose an arbitrary password, a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters combined with numbers and special characters. For instance the password
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