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Password is a way to secure a computer system. Computer system here can be an application, database or operating systems. Therefore determining password should not be indiscriminate and should consider some certain things. Password must be made by considering some of the following: At least the password character length is 7 (seven) characters. You can also create a longer password for more secure. Here are some tips:

• Use at least one (1) symbol character on your password characters row.
• If your system apply password history, then make sure your new password is always far different from the previous password.
• Your password should not contain a name or username.
• Do not use words commonly used in password character. This includes the words taken from dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.

Some examples of strong passwords, as follows:

• A4&$Jhi]
• 3k>i%UA
• O@u#5nQ

Did you know?

Password is actually the weakest protection in a computer system. Therefore choosing a strong password is a must. Why? Because password cracking tool today increasingly became more sophisticated in it way to crack the passwords, plus the computer performance that used in the password cracking also became better. Password that previously needed a week to cracked, now only need a few hours only.

Crack password software usually using three kinds of approaches: intelligent guessing, dictionary attacks, and automation that tries to use a characters combination. If given enough time, the automated method can crack any password. But if the password very strong, it will require a very long time to solve.

Additional notes:

To avoid such keylogger programs (programs that record keyboard typing), you can change your password input pattern. Here’s how:

1. For example your password is 12345
2. How to type is you input first the number 45, move your mouse cursor to the front, then type 123
3. Alternatively’s more complicated is type 5 first, continue to press the ‘home’ button on your keyboard, and type 4 and press the ‘home’ again, after that move the cursor to the front and type 123.

Keylogger generally do not record the key ‘home’, ‘end’, ‘insert’, so you can pair it or create a new variation that will confusing the password thief.

This is quite complex but effective to prevent the password cracking. In addition, enter your password first, then user id. The password thief will always think you enter your user id first before password. If you do that, you will be safe when the theft occurred with a keylogger.