{"id":60303,"date":"2017-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/10\/19\/forget-passwords-use-a-passphrase\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T05:00:00","slug":"forget-passwords-use-a-passphrase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/10\/19\/forget-passwords-use-a-passphrase\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget passwords, use a passphrase"},"content":{"rendered":"

If someone learns or guesses your password, they can access your accounts, allowing them to transfer your money, read your emails or steal your identity. That is why strong passwords are essential to protecting yourself. However, passwords have typically been confusing, hard to remember and difficult to type.<\/p>\n

In part three of our series on cyber security, we’ll explain how to create strong passwords, called passphrases, that are easy to remember and simple to type. <\/p>\n

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Quiz<\/h3>\n

\nWhich password example is more secure?
\na. qwerty
\nb. C@n’tTouchThis54321
\nc. P@$$w0rd1
\nd. canttouchthis54321 <\/p>\n

The correct answer is B. That’s because it’s the longest, uses multiple special characters and numbers and is not a common password, like answers A and C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Passphrases <\/b>
\nThe challenge we all face is that cyber attackers have developed sophisticated and effective methods to brute force (automated guessing) passwords. Because complex passwords are typically difficult to remember, we recommend you use passphrases – a series of random words or a sentence.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Examples include:
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