How to protect your online password

Passwords are the secret which is used to protect the valuable personal information that is stored in our computer and in our online accounts. It is not difficult to create strong passwords and keep them safe. These points might help you. Keep on reading.

Important points

1. Never share your password with anyone.
2. Always use passwords that are difficult to guess and easy to remember.
3. Never write down your password.
4. Change your password regularly.
5. Never select “Remember me” options provided with the browser, messenger etc.

Tips to keep your password safe

1. Never tell or share your password with anyone.
2. Never write your password on paper or share it on email, chat or telephone call.
3. Change password regularly.
4. Avoid typing passwords in front of others as far as possible.
5. Use different password for different login.
6. Never reuse your old password.

How to choose strong password

1. Should not be any dictionary words.
2. Must be a minimum of 8 characters long.
3. Should contain both upper and lower case characters from a-z and A-Z.
4. Should have combination of alphabets, numbers and characters like G!rLB0yS
5. Should be easy to remember but hard to guess.

Don’t

1. Share a password with family members.
2. Talk about a password in front of others.
3. Reveal a password in an email message.
4. Tell a password over the phone to anyone.
5. Reveal a password on questionnaires or forum or blogs.
6. Use your login name in any form for password creation.
7. Use “remember password” features of application.

Do’s

1. Use password with some non alphabetic characters like numbers and symbols.
2. Use a password that you can type quickly without having to look at the keyboard. This makes it harder for someone to steal your password by watching over your shoulder.

You can check your Google password strength here

https://www.google.com/accounts/RatePassword?Passwd=mypassword

You will see a number and its significance are

1 – The Least Secure
4 – The Most Secure

Another tool to check your password strength  Password Strength Checker

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