Password Management

What is the minimum length of characters highly reccomended for a strong password?

14

When signing up for an identity theft protection service, choose one that provides ____ bureau credit report monitoring

3

More than ______ percent of people use the same password across multiple sites.

60

______________ is a big weakness in password storage.

Convenience

Y/N? Would "qwerty" be a reliable password?

No

__________ ___________ is a methodolgy of making your password extremely difficult to brute force by padding the pasword with a pattern before or/and after your password.

Password Haystack

T/F? Safe passwords must not contain easily guessed information such as birth dates, phone numbers, names, etc.

True

T/F? Storing passwords on a computer in a locked Word document or Excel file is a good password management technique.

True

T/F? The shorter a password, the more opportunities for observing, guessing, and cracking it.

True

What is brute force?

A strategy that uses every possible combination of characters to retrieve a password

T/F? A strong password contains words found in the dictionary.

False

T/F? Abbreviating a favorited phrase or quote by using the first letter of each word creates weak passwords.

False

T/F? It is most safe to use password saving features such as Google Chrome's Auto Fill feature.

False

T/F? It is okay to share your passwords with a helpdesk agent in your company.

False

T/F? You should use the same password for all accounts so it will be easy to remember.

False

What is a disadvantage of using Password Manager?

Forgetting the master password

ALways enable __________ settings in all online services that support it.

HTTPS

What level of security would a password for any personal finance account be?

High

_________ _____________ is the safest database for storing all your passwords.

Human memory

Does using characters such as @#%&* and using a variation of upper and lower case letters increase or decrease the security of a password?

Increase

____________ is a popular open-source, cross platform, desktop password manager.

KeePass

What level of security would a password for social networking site be?

Medium

Y/N? Should you use your actual password in tools to test a strength of a password?

No

________ wifi connection can be easily hacked using a free packet sniffer software.

Open

___________ __________ is a software that allows you to securely store all your passwords and keep them safe.

Password Manager

T/F? Building your own tiered password system is a great strategy for password security.

True

T/F? PwnedList is a free tool that help users figure out if their account credentials have been hacked.

True

You have to be careful when using your password in public places, incase of machines being infected with ____________ or password-stealing trojan horses.

keyloggers

KeePass is a _________ program, but you can make it cloud-based by syncing the database file.

local

A password is a ______ of characters that gives you access to a computer or an online account.

string