Actually noticed that Paypal is not allowing passwords longer then 20 characters... that was a bummer
had to make yet another level of a password, now i have a 14, a 18 and a 28 all alpha-numeric lower case and upper case and special symbols and a special 40+ character key (complexity of which i will not disclose, as well as true length) for my military-grade encryption USB flash-drive.
For those who are wondering about changing their passwords, here are security guidelines to think about
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- All passwords should be or exceed 8 characters, it is highly preferable to be above 12
- It's better to use a number in the middle of the password rather then beginning or the end of one, it make it a lot harder to guess/crack
- Avoid using passwords that people can guess by looking at your persona, passwords such as sport team names, names of pets, names of spouses, kids, etc.
- Avoid using dictionary words or popular culture words
- Use passwords that are typed with both hands (using both sides of the keyboard)
- Use both upper and lower case syllables, as well as numbers and special characters
- For best password strength, use a space or a character that can only be typed using ALT+ method (extended ascii characters like alt+14 or ♫)
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Microsoft, the leader in using innovative tactics to promote irksome experience, coupled with antiquated technology that's held together by a pyramid of makeshift afterthoughts.
Apple, the leader in using irksome tactics to promote innovative experience, coupled with an antiquated core that's enhanced by state-of-the-art afterthoughts.
Linux, the leader in not using any tactics to promote user-defined experience, coupled with state-of-the-art core enhanced by innovative afterthoughts.
