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Using Strong Passwords

 

Hackers will use brute force attempts to guess weak passwords and gain access to your site. If you change your password often, and keep it complex, it will help prevent hackers from gaining access to your site. When choosing a password, do not use dictionary words, they can be guessed by hackers within a matter of minutes.

Below is a table of different passwords, their strength, and the approximate time to guess them using a brute force attack.

Password Quality Reason Time to Guess
password Awful Dictionary Word Seconds
3men Awful Dictionary Word Seconds
my34car67 Decent Uses letters and numbers Hours
hMi4l67oO Good Uses uper and lowercase letters and numbers Weeks
g00Dp@ssw3Rd! Great Upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols Years