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    The document discusses password security and authentication protocols. It describes how authentication protocols confirm a user's identity using something they know (a password), have (a physical token), or are (biometrics). It also outlines different methods hackers use to steal passwords, such as dictionary attacks, brute force attacks, sniffing, and phishing. Finally, it provides tips for secure passwords, including using unique usernames, multiple tiers of passwords, and a password manager.

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    The document discusses password security and authentication protocols. It describes how authentication protocols confirm a user's identity using something they know (a password), have (a physical token), or are (biometrics). It also outlines different methods hackers use to steal passwords, such as dictionary attacks, brute force attacks, sniffing, and phishing. Finally, it provides tips for secure passwords, including using unique usernames, multiple tiers of passwords, and a password manager.

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    Chapter 1C 1D and 1E Password Security

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    The document discusses password security and authentication protocols. It describes how authentication protocols confirm a user's identity using something they know (a password), have (a physical token), or are (biometrics). It also outlines different methods hackers use to steal passwords, such as dictionary attacks, brute force attacks, sniffing, and phishing. Finally, it provides tips for secure passwords, including using unique usernames, multiple tiers of passwords, and a password manager.

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    Password Security

    • Authentication Protocols
    • Password Hacks
    • Secure Passwords

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    1
    Digital Basics
    Authentication Protocols
    • Security experts use the term authentication protocol to refer
    to any method that confirms a person’s identity using
    something the person knows, something the person
    possesses, or something the person is
    – A person can also be identified by biometrics, such as a
    fingerprint, facial features (photo), or retinal pattern
    – A user ID is a series of characters—letters and possibly
    numbers or special symbols—that becomes a person’s
    unique identifier
    – A password is a series of characters that verifies a user ID
    and guarantees that you are the person you claim to be

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    2
    Digital Basics
    Authentication Protocols

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    3
    Digital Basics
    Password Hacks
    • When someone gains unauthorized access to your personal
    data and uses it illegally, it is called identity theft
    • Hackers can employ a whole range of ways to steal passwords
    • A dictionary attack helps hackers guess your password by
    stepping through a dictionary containing thousands of the
    most commonly used passwords
    • The brute force attack also uses password-cracking software,
    but its range is much more extensive than the dictionary
    attack

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    4
    Digital Basics
    Password Hacks
    • If hackers can’t guess a password, they can use another
    technique called sniffing, which intercepts information sent
    out over computer networks
    • An even more sophisticated approach to password theft is
    phishing
    • A keylogger is software that secretly records a user’s
    keystrokes and sends the information to a hacker

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    5
    Digital Basics
    Password Security

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    6
    Digital Basics
    Password Security
    • Strive to select a unique user ID that you can use for more
    than one site
    • Maintain two or three tiers of passwords

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    7
    Digital Basics
    Password Security
    • A password manager stores user IDs with their corresponding
    passwords and automatically fills in login forms

    Chapter 1: Computers and


    8
    Digital Basics
    Chapter 1 Complete
    Computers and Digital Basics

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