New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) has shared tips on creating a strong password using passphrasing techniques on the occasion of World Password Day. It tweeted a video instructing users on how to create a strong password.
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What is phrasing technique?
A passphrase is one method of creating a strong, easy-to-forget password. A passphrase is a sentence-like string of words, longer than a traditional password, that is easier to remember and harder to crack.
Get in the habit of always having strong passwords. be alert and #StaySafeWithSBI#State Bank of India #AmritMahotsav #Cyber security pic.twitter.com/xc0EdUAGkJ– State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) May 4, 2023
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The video shows an example of creating a strong and secure password using a passphrase. It used the phrase: I was on Bandra Street and paid Rs 49. Now, it has generated passwords: one or two letters in each word. For example, the password becomes ‘Is@Be&49’. In this way it not only becomes a strong password but also you will not be able to forget it because of the phrase.
A strong password has the following characteristics:
1. It uses a length of at least 8 characters.
2. It always contains at least one digit (0, 1, 2, 3,…9).
3. A strong password must contain at least one special character such as @, #, $, *, ^, %,…).
4. Symbols for a strong password include a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters (a, b, c, a, b, c, d, etc.).