Securing A Password
Computers & Technology → Site Security
- Author Sustines Laplana
- Published October 6, 2006
- Word count 333
The hacking incident that happend on March 8, 2004 in my previous websites: The Way To Know Sueboy (geocities.com/slaplana) and Pasugo-Online (pasugo-online.com) by Rovick “Solismo” Balunsay (ADD_Rovhick), an Ang Dating Daan and ADD-CIT member, has brought me to find ways in making my password more secure.
Actually, I was using a password which is composed of alpha-numeric characters with 8 minimum numbers. I also tried to change my passwords frequently from an easier word to more complex phrase. However, hackers, especially those who are hired by Mr. Eliseo Soriano to protect him from sites attacking his absurd teachings, were very much good in guessing the password I was using.
I was actually using the password "selboy the great 1977" when my sites and emails were hacked. This password contains 4 words already but then they successfully got it and hacked all my email and website accounts in which that password had been applied.
I can't really imagine how he did that, whether he used spyware, virus, trojan or whatsoever tricks he used. But he did something great.
And because of that incident, I think and think and finally got the following things that should be considered when creating a password:
1.) A password shouldn’t be related to you as a user, like names, birthday, hometown, pet’s name or anything that is obviously related to you. You friend or someone who knew you can possibly try to steal your password by using those things.
2.) Don’t use simple terms found in dictionaries as password because some hackers do use script in guessing your passwords using those terms.
3.) Dont’t use sequential numbers too.
4.) Longer passwords are better than shorter ones.
5.) Combination of number and word terms are more secured than using number or word terms alone. But the combination of number and word terms with special characters is far more secured than those mentioned above. The example of this are “m0nd@y” (Monday) and “$0u1$$@1v@710n” (SoulsSalvation).
And these really help me.
Sustines E. Laplana (SELaplana: http://www.selaplana.com ) is the first Pinoy Blogger and EMarketer in Southern Leyte, Philippines who blogs on Technology, Society and Reviews/Promotions of products and owns the Cellphones For Sale blog ( http://cellphones-for-sale.blogspot.com ). Writing articles is his passion. And writing religious articles is his love, so that everyone will learn the truth taught by the Bible.
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