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Lanacan  3 stars
Title: Random, Crazy, Mental....
Posts: 789
Registered: 2002-2-19 17:27:59
Please use strong passwords.

Someone at work got their FB account hacked this morning because their PW was their own F-ing name....


/face palm


Please use http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/ to make your passwords. Most semi-intelligent people can remember a 8 character sequence if you use it enough.
Silverwuf  4 stars
Title: Have trike will babble
Posts: 1,129
Registered: 2001-7-5 14:44:35
All mine are randomly generated every 30 days.

Silver

 

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jonus156  3 stars
Posts: 906
Registered: 2005-10-12 11:53:45
Or use one that is completely unrelated to anything to you

 

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TheUnholyGhost  2 stars
Title: Mr. Subtle
Posts: 271
Registered: 2000-4-4 13:21:40
Passw0rd is good, right? I mean it's 8 characters AND has a number in it.

 

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Ah-Schoo  4 stars
Title: Fuzzy Caterpillar of Friendliness
Posts: 3,034
Registered: 2000-8-11 09:05:29
TheUnholyGhost posted:

Passw0rd is good, right? I mean it's 8 characters AND has a number in it.

And a capital letter too!

 

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Tipztoe  4 stars
Posts: 1,775
Registered: 2004-3-1 17:53:43
TheUnholyGhost posted:

Passw0rd is good, right? I mean it's 8 characters AND has a number in it.



P@ssw0rd is much more secure
jonus156  3 stars
Posts: 906
Registered: 2005-10-12 11:53:45
Stinkybluew@ffle42 is the best

 

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This thread begs the question: do the "women" of ACF use a funnel to get that much sand in their vagina or do they just slide around the beach like an angry Roomba? -deadcactus-
"I could go for some cock"--cute_but_stupid
Shazami  2 stars
Posts: 453
Registered: 2002-3-22 16:26:07
So wait...

You are saying we should use a password like this?

8bp3*OV5H765RB568&686:t691H360

No way in f'ing hell I will be able to memorize that... ^_^
Silverwuf  4 stars
Title: Have trike will babble
Posts: 1,129
Registered: 2001-7-5 14:44:35
Shazami posted:

So wait...

You are saying we should use a password like this?

8bp3*OV5H765RB568&686:t691H360

No way in f'ing hell I will be able to memorize that... ^_^



Write it on a sticky note and put it on your monitor.

Silver

 

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Gilligan.USCG  3 stars
Title: Stuck on the Island
Posts: 528
Registered: 2001-9-19 19:53:25
Silverwuf posted:

Shazami posted:

So wait...

You are saying we should use a password like this?

8bp3*OV5H765RB568&686:t691H360

No way in f'ing hell I will be able to memorize that... ^_^



Write it on a sticky note and put it on your monitor.

Silver



Cause that's secure..

 

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