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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
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Apple’s iCloud storage service uses end-to-end encryption to protect 14 categories of sensitive data by default, including health data and passwords, stored in users’iCloud Keychain.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Second is credential abuse: testing every password in a massive database against a person's account.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Protect your most sensitive accounts by creating unique passwords and adding extra layers of verification.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Change default passwords: Make sure to change the default passwords on all devices that control or access your network.
Activate the firewall: This helps block unauthorized traffic and protects against potential threats.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Second is credential abuse: testing every password in a massive database against a person's account.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Protect your most sensitive accounts by creating unique passwords and adding extra layers of verification.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Change default passwords: Make sure to change the default passwords on all devices that control or access your network.
Activate the firewall: This helps block unauthorized traffic and protects against potential threats.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for password
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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