Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Interesting Link: How strong is your password?

Many people use very simple passwords, such as the name of their children, their middle name, or something else that is very basic. Sadly, these passwords are about as secure as closing a door without locking it. Certain hacking tools or a smart social engineer can guess these passwords very quickly. Microsoft has a free password checker online, which will rate the strength of your password:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/privacy/password_checker.mspx

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