1. Better passwords ~ BETTER SECURITY SAI PRASAD SETTY
FLORIDA IT CAREER ALLIANCE

2. Overview Identity verification What is a password? Bad passwords
Better passwords
Best passwords

3. The process of verifying identity is called “AUTHENTICATION”
How do we verify?
3 WAYS
1.SOME THING YOU ARE
2.SOME THING YOU HAVE
3.SOME THING YOU KNOW
The process of verifying identity is called “AUTHENTICATION”

4. Some thing you are!!
BIOMETRICS

5. Some thing you have

6. Some thing you know Combination of words, letters, special symbols.
Answers to security questions
Personal information

7. What we usually do? USING SINGLE AUTHENTICATION MECHANISM
USING COMBO OF TWO AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS
Example Example 2

8. Why PASSWORDS?
ADVANTAGES: CHEAP

9. Why they have to be secure

10. How to build a better password?
CATCHING vs SECURE
TRADE OFF

11. HAMMING DISTANCE is simply the number of changes made
FINDINGS
HAMMING DISTANCE IN PASSOWRDS
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HAMMING DISTANCE is simply the number of changes made

12. passwords Add a mnemonic password : p@$$word!23
password with mnemonic :
MNEMONIC is an idea or an association that helps in remembering something

13. Passwords across multiple accounts
Password for Google and Facebook accounts :

14. A Tough password

15. Tips 1.Build your custom password for everything.
2. Change it using above said policies atleast for 6 months.

16. Questions?