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| password |
| a string of characters used in conjunction with an account, to gain access to a resource on a computer or network. |
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| password type |
'password type' refers to the character set that is used to construct the password.
password generator© (full) defines (3) types of passwords:
alpha numeric - alpha numeric passwords use the following character set.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghikklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
example: Abc123
character - in addition to the alpha numeric characters.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghikklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
passwords created with the standard character.keyfile character set use the following characters.
!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{};':",<.>/?|\
example: Abc123?&/
phrase - passwords created from phrases use the following character set.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghikklmnopqrstuvwxyz
example: the phrase "four score and seven years ago" yields the following password. FSaSyag
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| password length |
password length refers to the number of characters in the password.
example: Abc123
has a length of 6
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| password padding |
| password padding refers to the practice of adding integers or characters to a password created from a phrase.
The chart below shows the password 'FSaSyag' with password padding enabled.
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suffix |
| integers |
123FSaSyag |
FSaSyag123 |
| characters |
?FSaSyag |
FSaSyag? |
| both |
?123FSaSyag |
FSaSyag123? |
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| account type |
account type refers to the useage of the password.password generator© (lite) defines (2) types of accounts, as well as a user defined type.
example: a windows login would have the account type set to user
example: a firewall which required an account to run as a service would be set to application
example: a web site login would have the account type set to other
note: when specifying 'other' you are asked to enter a user definition for account type.
example: a web site login would might specify website as the account type
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| account name |
account name refers to the name of the account this password is assigned to.
refernce the examples above.
example: a windows login might be named web-user
example: an application might use the name of the application firewall_login
example: a web site login might use the name of the site www.r-i-software.com
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| encryption (learn more) about encryption. |
the process of rendering information unintelligible to all but it's intended receipient or user.
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| encryption key (learn more) about encryption keys. |
in it's simplest form, the key which unlocks the encrypted file.
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| Question: keyfile |
| Answer: A keyfile contains the decryption key which is used to encrypt and read account (.acct) files. Keyfiles have the .kf file extension.
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| account file |
the account information file which is produced by the password generator© (full) .
view a typical account file.
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