Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Password Safety


Open the PDF file on Password Safety. Read through all the tips for keeping your password safe. In a comment below, tell me which tip you think is the most important and why.

Once you have finished that, go and check some of your most used passwords on the Password Meter. Compare their results to the results that you received in class earlier.

31 comments:

  1. I think the most importent rule was to never use personal information in a password.

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  2. I think number 5, Change your password often is the most important. I think this is the most important because no matter what if someone finds out your password, if you change it frequently, then they wont know your new password.

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  4. Change your password often. I think this is the most important because if you change your password often it will never be the same so someone might think they have your password but it could be like 5 passwords ago that you had that one.

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  5. I think that Rule number one is the most important. I tells you to never give your pass words away. If you don't give you passwords away then you won't have a problem with people stealing your accounts.

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  6. The most important rule was to change your password often because if someone were to find out your password, they could keep accessing your account until you realized it.

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  7. I think that number 10 is the most important because if the person knows you have alot of accounts, the person will most likely see if the same password works for all the accounts.

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  8. The most important tip is probably "Don't give out your password."
    It could save your internet social life.

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  9. I think the most important rule would be rule number 3 dont put any personal information in your password because if someone finds out your password they have alot of personal information on you.

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  10. i think the most inmportant rule is to never give out your password. it is very important to keep your passwords unknown to anyone but yourself so that you can keep your personal information confidential.

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  11. I think the most important tip for password safety is number 8, do not place a written copy of your password around. This is because anyone could break in and steal your password, then being able to do lots of things with your password(s).

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  12. I think the most important tip is don't give your password out to anyone.

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  13. I think the most important tip is 'don't use the same password across all of the online accounts you have'. I think it's most important because if someone hacks one of your accounts, they will be able to hack all of them.

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  14. I think the most importent rule when makeing a password is to remember to use caps and to have numbers and symbols and never put personal information in your password.

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  15. I think rule number 2, Remember Your secret answer, is the most important rule beacause i hav emade many accounte before and have not remebered my password to the account. And when they asked me for my secret answer i couldnt remember so I have wlaways had to make a new account each tiem i forgot my password which is really anyyoying and fusterating. So, if I would of remembered my secret answer i wouldnt of have like 5 different account of the same website.

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  16. I think the most important rule is to never share your password because your "friend" could use it against you.

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  17. I think that the most important tip about Password Safety would be to use a mixture of lower and upper-case letters in your password. This is important because it makes it harder for someone to get into your account.

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  18. I think the most important rule is never share your password with anyone.

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  19. I think the most important rule is rule #1. It says Never ever give your password out. I think this is most important because if you give a friend your password then the next day she's your enemy she might use the password to be mean to u on your accounts same goes to siblings.

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  20. I think the most important rule is to never give your password to anyone. If you never let anyone know what your password is then you have a better chance of keeping it secret.

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  21. The most important rule for when it comes to passwords is to never give your password to a friend.

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  22. i think the tip do not type passwords on computers that you do not own, control or fully trust is the most important tip because you never know what someone is going to do after you leave and if you type your password on their computer then they might be able to get into your account again.

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  23. I think number 8 was the most important rule, do not have written copies of your password around. Someone could easily find these and take over your accounts.

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  24. Do not use personal information to make your password. People can find out your basic information and then use it to crack your password. Not to mention they now know something about you.

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  25. 1)Make your own acronym I think that it's most important because if you do you'r password by making up your own acronym than maybee someone wont find out what your password is or know that it's a phrase
    Leslie Szych

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  26. I think the most important rule is to not make all online accounts the same password. If one person has your password, they have a hold of everything.

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  27. I think that the most important tip of all is to not put your personal information in your password because then if someone cracks your password ,that person knows some of your personal information as well.

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  28. i got a 39% on the online test and an 11 out of 18 on the paper test.

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  29. I got a 32 on the password meter and i got a 14 on the other password test thing.

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  30. I think rule 5 is the most important rule, Change your password often. That way if someone figures it out you will change it sooner or later so they wont be able to log on to your account anymore.

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  31. The rule that is the most important is the rule that says to change your password often. Changing passwords often prevents people logging into your accounts.

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