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Posted by Shenan Stanley on August 4, 2005, 9:06 am
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Angela wrote:
> When I am in hotmail, my acct will automatically shut down and then
> ask me to resign in...When I do this a box comes up and it asks me to
> type in the letters int he box before it lets me put in my password.
> Is someone else trying to get my password to sign in?
*shrug*
Who knows.
Change it to something else and see if it continues to happen..
Good passwords are those that meet these general rules
(mileage may vary):
Passwords should contain at least six characters, and the character
string should contain at least three of these four character types:
- uppercase letters
- lowercase letters
- numerals
- nonalphanumeric characters (e.g., *, %, &, !, :)
Passwords should not contain your name/username.
Passwords should be unique to you and easy to remember.
One method many people are using today is to make up a phrase that
describes a point in their life and then turning that phrase into their
password by using only certain letters out of each word in that phrase.
It's much better than using your birthday month/year or your anniversary
in a pure sense. For example, let's say my phrase is:
'Moved to new home in 2005'
I could come up with this password from that:
'Mvd2n3whmN05'
The suggested time to change your password(s) varies, but I will throw out a
'once in every 3 to 6 months for every account you have.'
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Shenan Stanley
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