Creating passwords for a fairly big amount of accounts and services is a normal process nowadays, considering we need them for nearly all Internet services (e-mail accounts, forums, online games, e-banking) and for some programs running in our own computer (back-ups, protected documents or spreadsheets, etc.). Passwords protect our sensitive information from being stolen by other people; however, access to your account may still be compromised if the password you chose is not strong enough. Weak passphrases are prone to get hacked easily by a brute-force or dictionary attack, in which the ...
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