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- USE A PASSWORD.
- do not choose a password that exists in the dictionary file
(/usr/dict/words or /usr/lib/dict/words).
- change your password regularly.
- use a combination of letters and numbers, if possible.
- your password must be longer than five characters.
- do not write your password anywhere.
- do not share your password with everyone who asks for it.
Super-User
Fri Feb 17 15:55:40 EST 1995