Today I will cover a little strange question. In fact I stumbled across this question on the webhostingtalk.com forum. A guy was asking where would you use a strong password and where a weak one. Well, a pretty easy question and a pretty easy answer as well, but it is not all that simple.
What is a strong password?
I think many people do not understand, that security is not only using a strong password. Webhosting is happening on web servers and your data travels to your web host trough a network. And these are not the safest places on Earth 
Under “strong password” I mean one that is:
- much more than 12 characters long
- uses upper case and lower case letters, numbers and special characters
- is not a word or does not consist of words found in dictionaries.
Security is also about using strong passwords, but you need to make sure the passwords are not sent in clear text. If you are trying to run a community web site on a VPS or dedicated hosting a good idea is to find and purchase a cheap SSL certificate, or at least to generate one self-signed. It might look weird, but it adds to the security of your users data. At least their passwords and login names should never be sent in clear text.
Another thing to think about is where else should you use strong passwords. Cpanel login, database user name/password combination, email account and all the administrator passwords you ever created or will create should be protected by a very strong password.
If you do not know how to generate a strong password there are tons of applications on the Internet, but the best way to generate them and remember them is by using a software tool like:
- PasswordSafe
or some other password locker One thing to mention at the end of this article is, that you need to hold the passwords on a secure place and not visible to anyone. There is no meaning if you do have a strong password, but it is written on a piece of paper next your computer screen… Have a nice day and see you next time here at Icethunder.net
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