Activities · Activity 11.3
Q.Supose someone's email password is ‘tecnnology’ which is weak. Can you suggest a stronger password?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →"tecnnology" is weak because it is one short, all-lowercase, dictionary-style word; a strong replacement mixes upper/lowercase letters, digits and symbols over 12+ characters — e.g. the illustrative "Tec#n0Logy@27" or a random passphrase.
Why "tecnnology" is weak. Password-cracking tools try dictionary words (and their common misspellings) first, then simple brute force. "tecnnology" is:
- all lowercase — only 26 symbols per position,
- essentially the dictionary word technology (a one-letter misspelling does not fool a cracker),
- without any digit, capital letter or special character,
- possibly reused across accounts (a common habit that multiplies the damage of one leak).
Rules for a strong password
- Length first: at least 8 characters; 12 or more is much safer — each extra character multiplies the cracking time enormously.
- Character variety: combine UPPERCASE, lowercase, digits and special symbols (#, @, !, %).
- No dictionary words or personal data: avoid names, birthdays, phone numbers, "password123" patterns.
- Unique per account: never reuse one password everywhere.
- Keep it memorable to you but unpredictable to others — a passphrase of unrelated words with substitutions works well.
Worked example (illustration only). Start from the same word so it stays memorable, then strengthen step by step:
Step 0: tecnnology (weak: lowercase dictionary-like word)
Step 1: Tecnnology (add a capital)
Step 2: Tecn0logy (substitute digit 0 for o)
Step 3: Tec#n0Logy (insert symbols + a second capital)
Step 4: Tec#n0Logy@27 (extend length with symbol + digits)
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