Nine Quick Password Tips by OP

[OptimusPrime]

1. Remember to use as many characters as possible, with a minimum of six to eight.

2. Try to add numbers as well as letters. If possible, try using symbols such as * , #, $.

3. If you can try to randomly capitalize letters if the password is case-sensitive. e.g. MnIb12

4. Remember to avoid using your name (that's the most common mistake), or the names of your friends or family members, and don't use your birthday, address, phone number or any other things that people may know about you.

5. If possible avoid using an actual word from any language that can be found in an dictionary.

6. Use a different password for all your different login's. Your email account password and your VT password should be different for example.

7. Try to change your password every three to six months, especially if your account gives you access to personal information.

8. Try to find an easy way to remember your password. If you can, try to avoid writing it down.

9. Don't share your password with anyone.

[Azunite]

Thanks for the tips man! I get hacked every week but now I can follow these tips and make my accounts safe! Oh my god thank you soooo much!

[OptimusPrime]

Just be careful that your password is not easy to guess. That is what you should be doing. I know so many people who have their name as their password.

[UnknownError]

My password is "password"

[Azunite]

Just be careful that your password is not easy to guess. That is what you should be doing. I know so many people who have their name as their password.

The hell? I was being sarcastic, for me this is a useless thread.

[AutoPlay]

i just use a random string and keep them all on a protected notepad file on a bitlocker encrypted drive :)

[Infidelitas]

Just be careful that your password is not easy to guess. That is what you should be doing. I know so many people who have their name as their password.

My password is 'trolled'

[Jess]

I've been using one password for many many sites for so long. only a few sites I have different passwords...

but thanks for the tips

[Commander Thor]

And.... Covered by xkcd:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png


:P

[Vonn]

There are only nine tips. Is the last one a secret?

[Sebastian Michaelis]

Ha ha I think it would take people a while to get my password. It's ****************************************** Im not joking each asterisk represents a letter/number in my password and it isnt written down and i remember it all. and all 42 letters/numbers are 100% random

[Bath]

Ha ha I think it would take people a while to get my password. It's ****************************************** Im not joking each asterisk represents a letter/number in my password and it isnt written down and i remember it all. and all 42 letters/numbers are 100% random

I call bullshit. Most websites won't allow you to have more than 16 characters.

[TheMatrix]

I use a common prefix and the last 3 numbers vary from site to site.
If you knew enough about me, you'd be able to guess the prefix just like that. ;)

[Jess]

Ha ha I think it would take people a while to get my password. It's ****************************************** Im not joking each asterisk represents a letter/number in my password and it isnt written down and i remember it all. and all 42 letters/numbers are 100% random


wow o_O why would you want a password that long? :P

[Skyhawk]

wow o_O why would you want a password that long? :P My spotify password that I never use is nearly as long as that for the hell of it.

OP: *cough* http://www.randompassword.com/ *cough*

[OptimusPrime]

Some people have no brains when it comes to random password generators. I have a friend who was on one of those sites for an hour figuring out how to do it...

Again, they're my tips from a while. Every other forum I've posted it at appreciated my tips.

[Scarface]

Some people have no brains when it comes to random password generators. I have a friend who was on one of those sites for an hour figuring out how to do it...

Again, they're my tips from a while. Every other forum I've posted it at appreciated my tips.

Well this is Virtual Teen, we're not every other forum. Some will appreciate things, but to be honest. Making a password is a personal thing. Being smart about your password should be their responsibility :P

[Azunite]

Every other forum I've posted it at appreciated my tips.


Oh yeah. But you see, we are not any forum, we are a community made of smart people.

[OptimusPrime]

LOL that makes me wonder sometimes :)

[Azunite]

LOL that makes me wonder sometimes :)

Hahahahaa, I see what you did there. Be careful kid.

Oooops sorry your age says you are 19. Oh well...

[BOBBY HILL]

shit son totally original never heard these tips before

[TheMatrix]

Keep it nice, or I will have to lock.

[Dack]

Most sites don't encode your password at all, but instead store it in a database with all the others. Admins usually don't have access for security reasons, but the fact still remains.

I try to make passwords that remain easy to remember but are hard to guess unless you really know me well.

[Skyhawk]

Some people have no brains when it comes to random password generators. I have a friend who was on one of those sites for an hour figuring out how to do it...

Again, they're my tips from a while. Every other forum I've posted it at appreciated my tips.

Well, when you connect to that website there is text riiiiight there, even bolded with a caption above: "This is your newly generated password:"

If your friend didn't know how to use that, I'm honestly scared.

[Vonn]

There are still only nine. At least throw another one in there.

[TheMatrix]

Most sites don't encode your password at all, but instead store it in a database with all the others. Admins usually don't have access for security reasons, but the fact still remains.
No.....
Well, some sites do that(from what I've noticed, it's usually Microsoft coders. Heck, my school uses a site where on the "Change password" page, the current password is in the source. Apparently, they got rickrolled several times :P
But that's off-topic.

Anyways, it's mostly like this:

When you enter the password into the site to register, it hashes that password using MD5 or SHA1(usually).
That hash is stored in the database
When you log in, the password you entered is again hashed, and the 2 values(your entry and the database value) are compared. If they are the same, it lets you in. Otherwise, it balks, saying that the passwords do not match

Quite simple, really.

There are still only nine. At least throw another one in there.
Yeah. Or should I change the title?

[Vonn]

Yeah. Or should I change the title?

That's up to OP.

[OptimusPrime]

Edited the title.

[TheMatrix]

Edited the title.
No you didn't, just the OP.
You know what, I'll just change it for you.

[Azunite]

The title still remains the same..?

[Infidelitas]

The title still remains the same..?
Nine Quick Password Tips by OP
Its changed

[TheMatrix]

The title still remains the same..?
For all of the posts before the change, yes, because I have no time or will to change that. The people who replied can change it, if they so choose.

[AllThatYouDreamed]

And.... Covered by xkcd:
image (http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png)


:P

xkcd saves the day again. But if you could *remember* both together(the 'random words' and the 'random number/case), that's even better no?

[OptimusPrime]

Okay guys tips are tips. I'm not going to give you any special treatment they are just tips. Use them or don't. Okay? Good.

[Vonn]

I've seen a lot of your tips on some websites' registration page. The rest are pretty much common sense. But they're lovely tips. Thank you for sharing.

[Sebastian Michaelis]

I call bullshit. Most websites won't allow you to have more than 16 characters.

No, I'm serious. I memorized 19 letters and numbers first then added more. And most let me do twenty so I just use the 19 one and if not I have a back up. The big one is to get on my computer.