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USER-SELECTED PASSWORD [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

A password may be chosen by the user, or it may be assigned. User-selected passwords are far from secure, since most people tend to pick up words or numbers that have some personal meaning ... and consequently are easy to guess.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Un mot de passe peut être choisi par l'utilisateur ou [...] attribué. Les mots de passe choisis par l'utilisateur sont loin d'être sûrs, puisque la plupart des gens ont tendance à choisir des mots ou nombres qui ont une certaine signification personnelle [...] et qu'en conséquence ils sont faciles à deviner.

Spanish

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