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Introduction
- Advice on good passwords is bad for dyslexia
- Dyslexic readers struggle with non-sense words
- Paradoxically 'h&r!.Ke' is worse password than dog......................................
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Advice
- Long passwords better than random (12 chars min)
- Caps and numbers useful but less necessary with length
- Do not reuse password
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Use a password manager
- LastPass - web based
- Kee Pass - free software
- Write down master password
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Good dyslexia-friendly passwords
- Pick 3 or 4 words you know how to type
- Add some numbers in between or at end
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Examples
- mydogjohnbarksnightlY12
- 45SeemPruneShone
- This37IsFranksName89
- barcelonAberlinholiday2012
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Password hacking myths
- You can NOT guess just part of a password
- You cannot guess a password letter by letter
- Nobody guesses your password by knowing what you like
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How bad hackers steal passwords
- List of commonly used passwords
- Comparison of email with password database
- Brute force - Try all possible combinations 1 by 1
- Phishing and spear-phishing