{"id":215565,"date":"2025-05-17T07:06:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=215565"},"modified":"2025-05-17T07:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:06:48","slug":"which-of-the-following-are-components-of-a-strong-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/17\/which-of-the-following-are-components-of-a-strong-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following are components of a strong password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following are components of a strong password based on general cybersecurity best practices? (Choose all that apply.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does not contain a word that can be found in a dictionary.<br>Contains no personal information about you, your family, or business that others might guess.<br>Must be 25 characters or more.<br>Contains numbers, symbols, and upper- and lowercase characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation <\/mark>is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to cybersecurity best practices (e.g. NIST and CISA guidelines), a strong password typically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avoids dictionary words<\/strong> (no plain words found in any dictionary).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoids personal information<\/strong> (no birthdays, names, or easily-guessable personal\/business data).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Uses mixed characters<\/strong> (a combination of numbers, symbols, upper- and lowercase letters).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These features make passwords complex and unpredictable. For example, NIST\u2019s SP&nbsp;800-63B explicitly calls out \u201cdictionary words\u201d as values to reject when users create passwords, and CISA similarly warns <em>\u201cdo not use words that can be found in any dictionary\u201d<\/em> and not to base passwords on personal info. Attackers use automated dictionary and social-guessing attacks, so avoiding common words and personal data thwarts those methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixing character types greatly expands the number of possible passwords and raises entropy. CISA\u2019s guidance shows that a strong password might include upper\/lowercase letters, digits and symbols (for example, a 28-character password mixing all these types). CISA also recommends using random strings of mixed-case letters, numbers, and symbols for maximal strength. (Modern NIST guidelines no longer <em>require<\/em> composition rules, but experts agree that such complexity makes passwords far harder to crack.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, memorability should not be sacrificed. Using a long passphrase or mnemonic helps. For instance, CISA suggests taking a phrase and using its first letters (e.g. \u201cI like to play basketball\u201d \u2192 \u201cIlTpBb\u201d, then adding a symbol\/number to make \u201cIl!2pBb\u201d), which yields a non-dictionary, mixed\u2010character password that is still memorable. In summary, best-practice passwords are long and <strong>unpredictable<\/strong>: no common words or personal hints, plus varied characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected:<\/strong> (1), (2), and (4). 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