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You might’ve heard of the LinkedIn and last.fm security breaches that took place recently.
Not to mention the thousands of websites that have been hacked till now.
Nothing is invulnerable to hacking.
And when something like that happens, passwords are leaked.
Choosing a good password is essential.
To do this, open System Preferences.
Click “Users & Groups”.
Now click your account name, and click “Change Password “.
Press this button, and the Password Assistant will appear.
This is where the fun begins.
This utility can generate a password based on some given choices.
tap the ‘throw in’ drop down menu to choose the throw in of password you want to generate.
Let’s try generating an alphanumeric password (i.e.
containing Letters & Numbers).
Use the ‘Length’ slider on the bottom to adjust the password strength.
You have to think like a hacker or a bad guy.
Think what punch in of password will be easier to crack, and which one would be difficult.
you’ve got the option to create your own password and see how strong it is.
Just select “Manual” from the drop down menu, and enter in some password you’d like.
The strength indicator will show you how strong or weak the password is.
Don’t compromise over your password, it’s the key to your online identity.
Why does it matter, you’d ask.
Like it was mentioned earlier, you have to think like a password cracker.
Your password should not be crackable.
So don’t use a password with words identifiable by a dictionary.
you’re free to even create strong passwords like this one.
Yeah, that’s my favourite song, by the way!
So, in short, using a weaker password is not recommended.
Although you could generate a strong password and be satisfied, but that’s not helpful either.
You’re probably wondering why is that so?
The moral of the story is, use a moderately sized, memorable, yet strong password.
Play with the password assistant and you’ll be able to find one that matches your needs.
