How do I choose my password?

How do I choose my password?

Your password is more than just a key to your online account. If your
password falls into the wrong hands, someone can easily impersonate you
while online, sign your name to online service agreements or contracts,
engage in transactions, or change your account information. So, choose
your password carefully and then keep it safe from others.
A password is like a toothbrush: Choose a good one and don't share it. A
Yahoo! password can be any length, and can contain spaces, symbols, or
numbers. With so many options, you should be able to come up with a
password that's easy for you to remember but impossible for someone else
to figure out. A password is a secret that only you should know.
Here are some tips for choosing a strong password - one that is
difficult to guess.
. Choose a password you'll remember. It should be memorable for
you (so that you don't have to write it down or leave it in the open),
but difficult for others to guess.
. Avoid using a word. Avoid a complete word from a dictionary
(English or otherwise) or a name.
. Use at least 7 characters. The more characters your password
contains, the harder it is for someone to guess it. A long but simple
password can be safer than a short, complex one - and often easier to
remember.
. Use a combination of capital and lowercase letters, numbers,
and standard symbols (! @ # $ % ^ & *). Your Yahoo! password is
case-sensitive, which means that a capital letter A is different from a
lowercase a.
. Don't use personal information that someone could easily
figure out.Avoid a password based on information easily obtained about
you (like your birthday, your child or pet's name, phone number, license
plate number, employer, school name, automobile brand, or street name).
Don't use a password you already use for another account, such as your
bank account PIN. And don't use your Yahoo! ID (or other user name) in
any form (such as reversed, capitalized, or doubled).
. Avoid the obvious. Don't make it easy for attackers by
repeating a digit or letter (like "111111" or "FFFFFF") or any other
common sequence of characters (like "123456"). Stay away from obvious
passwords such as "test" or "password." When you change your password,
change several characters; don't just append a number like "2" to the
end. And make sure anyone watching you enter your password can't guess
it as you type (such as a password typed using a single hand, like
"qwerty").
. Put a new spin on a familiar phrase. Pick a favorite phrase or
lyric for your password. To shorten it, substitute letters with a number
or a standard symbol or remove vowels. For example, "fredsboy" can be
made into "Fr3d$boy." Shorten "two tickets to paradise" to
"2Tickets2Paradiz," or combine "cat" and "dog" into "cAt!Do8."
. If you use a password generator, be careful. Make sure you can
identify and trust the creator of a password management or generator
program. Never share any personal information unless you trust the
company or person you're working with. Online password-generator
programs can help you create a random password that is generally harder
to crack but also more difficult to remember. You can find password
generators in the Yahoo! Directory category for System Utilities
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Thanks & Regards

Mohammed Rahman Mecheri

System Analyst - Network & Infrastructure
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