How to create a strong password in windows

Password Guidelines to create a strong password

To protect access to the computer, every user account should have a password. Consider the following guidelines for passwords:

• Always assign a password to the Administrator account to prevent unauthorized access to the account.

•  Determine whether the Administrator or the users will control passwords. You can assign unique passwords to user accounts and prevent users from changing them, or you can allow users to enter their own passwords the first time they log on. In most cases, users should control their passwords.

• Use passwords that are hard to guess. For example, avoid using passwords with an obvious association, such as a family member’s name. Using a real name, a user name, or a company name makes for an easy-to-guess password. Also avoid using common passwords such as “letmein” or “password.”

• Using a common dictionary word makes you vulnerable to automated programs that are designed to guess passwords.

• Usmg any password that you write down or that you share with someone else is not secure.

• Passwords can contain up to 128 characters, a minimum length of 8 characters is recommended

• lInclude both uppercase and lowercase letters (unlike user names, user passwords are case sensitive), numerals, and the valid nonalphanumeric characters (such as punctuation).

• Using no password at all is not a good practice because it is then easy for other users to just walk up to an unsecured computer and log on.

If users find that complex passwords are difficult to remember, tell them that Windows 10 allows the use of pass phrases instead of passwords. For example, a perfectly valid password in Windows 10 is “My dog ate 2 turkeys last Thanksgiving." Another technique is to join together simple words with numbers and symbols. An example of a password that uses this technique is “2eggs+2bacon=lbreakfast”.

You should understand the guidelines for creating strong passwords. In particular, remember that a password should be a minimum of eight characters and should include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

You can use a blank password by default on Windows 10 if the computer is a member of a workgroup. However, you will only be able to use this password to log on and access local resources on the computer. By default, the local security policy in Windows 10 prohibits you from logging on to a remote computer if you have a blank password. The name of this security setting is Accounts: Limit Local Account Use Of Blank Passwords To Console Logon Only.

Create Strong Paeswords

Weak passwords are a big security risk. You should encourage users to select and use strong passwords, even if they do not really want to. You can use the following guidelines to create strong passwords:

•  Passwords should be at least eight characters long-and longer is better.

•  Passwords should use a combination of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, andsymbolsCforexample,‘ ~!@#$%/&*()_+-=ll l] “ ‘ < > ? , . / or a space character).

• Passwords should be changed regularly.

An example of a strong password using these guidelines is JSlifASD.