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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES CORPS (DCIS) 10 + 10 Security Tips for protecting your computers and information
IT OPERATIONS SECTION Creating a strong password The construction of a strong password
Passwords are like your personal keys to access a system. Strong passwords are resistant to guessing and provide better defence against dictionary attacks. Generally, any word that can be found in a dictionary is not a good password.
Password Construction tips
In practice, good passwords are those that are hard to guess but easy to remember. To construct a good password, you might choose a phrase or song lyric of a few words and choose the first letters from the words to make up a password of 8 Characters. You could also alternate between one consonant and one or two vow- els or symbol Characters to produce nonsense words. Remember your password must conform to the mini- mum standards set out in the DF password policy.
Try to be creative
"H3110_2_u" = Hello to you "I's12&Iah" = Its noon and I am hungry "IliC5yA" = I lived in Cork 5 years ago
Treat your password the same way that you treat your credit card. Do not disclose your password to other people.
Do you have questions? Please contact your local Fd CIS Unit:
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