New IT Term of the day

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strong password

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A password that is difficult to detect by both humans and computer programs, effectively protecting data from unauthorized access. A strong password consists of at least eight characters (and the more characters, the stronger the password) that are a combination of letters, numbers and symbols (@, #, $, %, etc.) if allowed. Passwords are typically case-sensitive, so a strong password contains letters in both uppercase and lowercase. Strong passwords also do not contain words that can be found in a dictionary or parts of the user’s own name.