Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

KWAMI AHIABENU  11 JULY 2016 Passwords are the key to your online life. They are the most popular mechanism to enable authorised access to various online resources for users. At the basic level, this type of security is made up of two parameters; a user name and password. The user name is usually static while best security practices demand that passwords are changed periodically.  The genesis of passwords dates back to ancient times when watchmen would require those wanting to enter an area to supply a password or catchphrase. Only persons with the correct password gained access.  Fast forwarding to our modern days, user names and passwords (a word or a string of characters) are now required to get access to protected computer operating systems, networks, database, Internet access via Wifi, online resources, mobile phones, automated teller machines (ATMs) and cars, among others.  Fundamentally, passwords are used to identify and distinguish between users, determine...