How strong are your passwords? First, assign the number 1 through 5 to five of the passwords you are currently using and write down the number (not the password) on a piece of paper. Then enter those passwords into an online password testing service such as that found at www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx (Links to an external site.)
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(Links to an external site.) (Other testers are also available). Record next to each number the strength of that password. Then use the online password tester to modify the password by adding more random numbers or letters to increase its strength. Would you be able to remember these passwords? (Ciampa & Revels, 2013, p. 220)