> # Characteristics of Strong Passwords

> A strong password has the following characteristics:

> - At least eight characters long
> - Does not contain many consecutive characters (such as “abcd”)
> - Does not contain many repeating characters (such as “aaabbb”)
> - Does not contain dictionary words
> - Does not contain proper names
> - Contains both upper- and lower-case characters
> - Contains numbers

> The following are examples of strong passwords:

> - If2CoM18
> - 2004AsdfLkj30
> - Cb1955S21

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