I was trying to connect one of my finance sites to a mint.com-like service. It was failing. I got an email from support saying that, "` (back quote on the ~ key), \ , < , or > ? Note that most ...

We've all been there. You're trying to create a password for a new account that meets the numerous parameters of a strong ...

Some Web sites only allow alphanumeric characters (letters and numbers) in their passwords. This invites bad passwords, lowering security for everyone. Jonathan Eunice, co-founder and principal IT ...

Your online password should exceed eight characters so you can avoid the potential hacking incidents from the hackers, according to the latest research. If your ...

Q: I’ve been told that my passwords should now be at least 10 characters long in order to be secure nowadays. Is that true? Passwords tend to be the only thing separating criminals and thieves from ...

The pattern is clear: many of us still rely on simple words, easy number strings and familiar keyboard patterns.

On April 21, 2023, ActiveTK. tweeted 'The strongest password in 16 characters or less,' which has garnered 12,000 retweets and 70,000 likes at the time of writing. We asked an engineer whether this ...

A password expert has shown that passwords can be cracked by brute force four times faster than was previously thought possible. It's no magician's trick. Jeremi Gosney of the Stricture Consulting ...

Several readers of late have noticed that after entering an eight-character password in Mac OS X (for an installer, or other activities), any extra characters typed will be ignored. This effectively ...

In a weekend news story on the CNN portal, reporter John D Sutter says that the Georgia Institute recommends that internet users should consider that a 12-character password is now the minimum. If ...