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Data Stored in Web Browsers

                                                         Web browsers have built-in password management system that
                                                         helps to store passwords while browsing or opening an email.
                                                         It often prompts to save user names and passwords when users
                                                         attempt to login. This facility is offered to the users, so that they
                                                         can login to their frequently used websites or email accounts
                                                         without  typing  the  usernames  or  passwords  again.  However,
                                                         it  is  not  advisable  to  store  such  data  on  public  or  on  shared
                                                         computers, else any other user can open the website or email.

                    PASSWORD

                  A password can be termed as a key of codes that protect our
                  valuable content, documents or files. It helps us to keep many
                  of  our  belongings  or  documents  secure  or  secret.  We  can
                  safeguard our belongings by restricting their access to others
                  through locks that can be opened only through password. For
                  example, if we are travelling with luggage in a public transport
                  like a bus, train or aeroplane, we can ensure that our luggage is
                  not opened by any other person by securing the luggage with
                  the lock that can open only with a secret code or password.

                  As we keep our important documents in a safe cupboard and lock it up with a key so that they are
                  inaccessible by people whom we do not trust, similarly in a computer we set a password as a key so that
                  our documents or files that are stored, remain safe.

                  Passwords authenticate or enable a person to access or operate a computer, network resource, Internet,
                  e-mail, bank account etc. Whether it is banking, online shopping, checking of emails or use of social
                  media, people have to make use of passwords.
                  Ideally, a password is  a combination of  alphabet, numbers  and special  characters  that are not easily
                  guessable by others.


                       Do you know?


                       “MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento” is the longest unofficial password.


                  Tips for Choosing a Password

                  Following are the tips for choosing a password:
                  l    Keep the length of the password of at-least 8 characters long, including a combination of Numbers
                       and symbols.

                  l    Avoid keeping passwords based on repetition, letters or number sequences.
                  l    Use a combination of upper-case and lower-case letters.
                  l    Avoid using the same password for multiple purposes.


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