Password Guidelines

1- References
Canavan. J. (2001, April 25). Password Guidelines. Retrived on April 20. from Artical pp 39-142
2- Summary
The passage was about how we can keep our security at high level by making a strong password. The author indicated som main points in this subject. First, we should avoid in our passwoords anything that is word, one letter , a telephone number, a birthday, or some account usernames. Also, our passwords must include special symbols to prevent anyone from attacking it. Second, the maxmium life of the password is 45 days, and they must change it. After that, he mentioned som systems that can creat password randomly. But he disagree with this idea because it is hard to remember the password. Lastly, he indicated Shadow password files that give you an extra level of security by keeping an encrypted in a separeted file from the password file.
3- Reaction
I strongly agree with the writer in every point. In fact, the password is the most important part of the security. If we make a strong password, and we avoid what we should avoid, we will reduce the probabilities of stealing the password, Let us take our university(SIU) as a good example. SIU changes their passwords every 3 months, and you must cgange your e-mail (SIU) password at most every 3 months as well. On the other hand, there are some universities that ignore this side of security, such as my previous universty, which makes the level of the password low. When I go back to my country, I am going to develop the security of the password because I believe that having a strong password is the main key to preventing someone from attacking your system, computers, and network.