{"id":1515,"date":"2008-04-09T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2008-04-09T12:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2008-04-07T22:22:42","modified_gmt":"2008-04-08T02:22:42","slug":"how-strong-is-your-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/09\/how-strong-is-your-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How strong is your password?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/88583398@N00\/2175038829\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2190\/2175038829_12fb30b729_t.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>In this day and age of multiple logon ID&#8217;s and needing multiple passwords with different characteristics for each web site we visit, it is easy to fall into the trap of using simple passwords.  Passwords that are easily guessed or have to few characters are considered simple.<\/p>\n<p>Complex passwords should typically be a minimum 8 characters in length and contain most or all of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uppercase Letters<\/li>\n<li>Lowercase Letters<\/li>\n<li>Numbers<\/li>\n<li>Symbols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can measure the strength of your passwords at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.passwordmeter.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Password Meter<\/a>. The site offers the ability to check the strength of a password at their web site or by  downloading the program to your own computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/password-meter.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1516\" title=\"password-meter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/password-meter.jpg?resize=300%2C144\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/password-meter.jpg?resize=300%2C144&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/password-meter.jpg?w=616&amp;ssl=1 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How strong is your password?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hat tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Lifehacker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><a title=\"creative commons\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photodropper.com\/creative-commons\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/photo_dropper\/images\/cc.png?resize=16%2C16\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" align=\"absmiddle\" \/><\/a> <\/small><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.photodropper.com\/photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">photo<\/a> credit: <a title=\"akeg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/88583398@N00\/2175038829\/\" target=\"_blank\">akeg<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quotebig\">\n<dl>\n<dt>It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"author\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quotationspage.com\/quotes\/Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle\/\">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/a><\/strong>, <em>(Sherlock Holmes)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>British mystery author &amp; physician  (1859 &#8211; 1930)<\/em><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this day and age of multiple logon ID&#8217;s and needing multiple passwords with different characteristics for each web site we visit, it is easy to fall into the trap of using simple passwords. Passwords that are easily guessed or have to few characters are considered simple. 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