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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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Recent Examples of password
The latest entry reveals that under specific circumstances, someone could’ve logged in by entering anything for a password, but only if the account’s username had over 52 characters.
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
The employee responsible for inadvertently exposing passwords to Colorado voting equipment on the Colorado secretary of state’s website has been fired.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Oct. 2024
Netflix has seen a surge in subscriptions in the aftermath of its crackdown on password sharing .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
As an extreme example, Crowell tells the story of a client with no living relatives who detailed in a notebook not only all of her accounts and passwords and every aspect of what was to happen with her assets, but also her own funeral—guest list and all.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
The employee responsible for inadvertently exposing passwords to Colorado voting equipment on the Colorado secretary of state’s website has been fired.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Oct. 2024
Netflix has seen a surge in subscriptions in the aftermath of its crackdown on password sharing .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
As an extreme example, Crowell tells the story of a client with no living relatives who detailed in a notebook not only all of her accounts and passwords and every aspect of what was to happen with her assets, but also her own funeral—guest list and all.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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