Importance of Passwords ; [GUIDE] Password reset
The 31st March is World Backup Day.
Check out :
p.s. do be cautious of sites that are NOT https. Note the " s".
Could someone explain what https is, compared to http ?
The reason I bring this up here, is that in the news I read today, due to World Backup Day, is the concept of Passphases.
A Passphrase is a string of words used to access accounts/services on the internet. It is a type of password.
Passphrases : advice
- Four words should be sufficient. Five words is better.
- Don't choose from the most common words, and don't choose quotes or sayings. The words should be as random as possible.
- Use a unique passphrase for every account you own.
- Use of at least three of the following character sets in passphrases: lower-case alphabetical characters (a-z), upper-case alphabetical characters (A-Z), numeric characters (0-9) or special characters.
Especially check out the comic by blogger Randal Munroe, xkcd.com.
![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png)
Fun fact : March 31st happens in Australia a day ahead of when it happens in the United States. For more information on Time Zones, check out : [GUIDE] Time zones
Do people have other advice on account security?
After all, I just learned about this one today. I am sure there are many other things as well I am unaware of.