COMPTIA A+ GUIDE TO IT TECH SUPPORT
COMPTIA A+ GUIDE TO IT TECH SUPPORT
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Author: ANDREWS
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Chapter 17, Problem 1TC

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Given:

A password for a system is PINE963$&apple, which is not a strong password.

To find: The reason why PINE963$&apple cannot be treated as a strong password.

Solution:

PINE963$&apple is not a strong password because this password contains words that can be easily guessed by an attacker.

A strong password contains at least 16 characters.

The password should not contain words that can be found in a dictionary. The password: PINE963$&apple, has two dictionary words PINE and apple.

A strong password contains a combination of uppercases and lowercases letters, numbers, and symbols.

A strong password does not use adjacent keys present on the keyboard.

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