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Weak passwords can make it easy for an intruder to access your account, while strong passwords are considered harder to crack.
This article will outline the best practices for choosing a strong, secure password or passphrase for your account.
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A weak password
- Contains less than seven characters
- Includes your username, real name, or company name.
- Includes a complete dictionary word. For example, Password is a weak password.
| Note: Avoid these common pitfalls: Four-digit years, sports references, and keyboard patterns or sequences (i.e., qwerty, asdf, 123456, abc, abc123). |
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A strong password
- Contains eight characters or more.
- Doesn’t contain your username, real name, or company name.
- Doesn’t contain a complete dictionary word.
- Is completely different than previous passwords. Passwords with increasing numbers (Password1, Password2, Password3…) are not strong.
- Contains characters from each of the following four groups:
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Group
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Examples
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Uppercase letters
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A, B, C …
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Lowercase letters
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a, b, c …
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Numerals
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0, 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Symbols found on the keyboard
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` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = { } | \ : " ; ' < > ? , . /
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A password can meet most of the conditions of a strong password and still be weak. For Example:
- Delight5T! is a weak password even though it meets the conditions.
- D!eliFgh5t is a strong password because the word is combined with symbols, numbers, and other letters.
Use a phrase
For an even more secure password, use a phrase! To use a phrase as a password, string random words together with spaces in between. The phrase does not need to be grammatically correct and should not be based on a common phrase.
Your password phrase should be easy for you to remember, but hard for hackers to guess.
Do:
- Choose random words
- Five words phrases are better than four
- Add in at least one number to meet the requirements
Example of a strong password phrase: cats drums incline meth0d s0lved
Don’t:
- Use a popular phrase or saying
- Use song lyrics
- Use your name or birthdate
- Use keyboard patterns (i.e., qwerty, asdf, 123456, abc, abc123, etc.)
Example of bad password phrase: if the shoe fits 123
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Forgot password?
If you forgot your password or are having difficulties with a password, you can use the password reset option in talech.com. Simply visit talech.com and click on Log In, then click on Forgot Password, enter your email address and click Confirm.
A password email will be sent to the account owner's email address. Make sure to choose a new, secure passphrase that you can remember and use.
Need more help?
- talech training & device support (24/7): 1-888-995-1998
- Paytura merchant support (24/5): 1-855-4-PAYTURA or contact Paytura