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Passwords Update – NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Ronnie

May 10, 2025

Last year the NIST recommendation for password length was a minimum of 16 characters, preferably more. The examples shown in the Password strength chart below, are the type that have been generated by a Password Manager. Click image to expand. Using a Password Manager enables you automatically generate a new password at whatever length you …

Passwords: Part 2

Ronnie

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September 17, 2020

Password Managers Good passwords are difficult to remember, the solution is to use a Password Manager. A password manager is software that stores all your passwords in a secure vault and is accessed by a Master password or passphrase. Some browsers save your passwords for you, but this is definitely not a secure method. A …