Password

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A password is a secret string, a user (a person or a programme) has to enter to access a resource. The term is used sometimes in a more general sence.

A password is related to a username, which identifies who wants to have access. Username is public and password is private.

Password security

A malicious hacker can gain an access if (s)he knows a password. Therefore, passwords in a professional environment have to be strong. Unfortunately, many persons use weak passwords (such as 12345, 123456, 123456789, test1, password, asdf, qwerty, iloveyou, abc123 and so on)[1]. A good tool to create cryptographically strong passwords is the secure password generator.

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