他她話題:如何設置密碼最安全?
Often, there is really only one thing standing between you. sensitive information and criminals — your password. If they get it, they can get into banks accounts and private files, and wreak havoc this reason, it's important to know what makes a password strong and secure.
通常，個人敏感信息和犯罪分子之間僅有一牆之隔——密碼。如果密碼泄漏，他們就能肆無忌憚地入侵你的銀行賬戶和私人文件。因此，密碼的設置就有講究了。
This is Secure Passwords Explained by Common Craft. Chances are, you use passwords everyday. To open your computer, to log into your favorite websites, to get work done. The easy route is to have a simple password that works everywhere. Unfortunately, this can be a problem.
本期介紹如何設置安全密碼。密碼天天都用。開電腦要密碼、登錄網站要密碼、處理工作還要密碼。你可以圖方便，設置統一的密碼。但這麼幹，準會出事。
Criminals are very good at guessing passwords. Some have computer programs that can make millions of guesses until something works. And if they already know information about you, it's even easier. Your job is to create a password that is very hard to guess. Here's how:
犯罪分子的特長就是破解密碼。有些甚至利用電腦程序來破解密碼。如果知道你的個人信息，密碼破解起來就更簡單了。所以你需要設置一個難破解的密碼：
Your first thought may be to use a pet's name, a birthdate, an address or parts of a phone number. These things are too easy for criminals to discover, so don't use them.
通常寵物的名字、生日、地址或電話號碼都是密碼的首選。但這類信息太容易泄漏，所以這種密碼想都不要想。
Your password should not include info about you. Thankfully, there are ways to have memorable, but hard-to-guess passwords. Consider this: In addition to single words, phrases can also be easy to remember. Maybe it's a favorite song lyric, or quote.
密碼不應包含個人信息，有些辦法可以讓密碼又好記，又不易破解，短語是個不錯的選擇。可以選喜歡的歌詞或者名言。
An example is "Jack and Jill Went Up The Hill" That's easy to remember, right? Well, your password is there — it's the first letter of each word. In this example, this would be your password. That's not something that is easily guessed.
比如 Jack and Jill Went Up The Hill. 好記吧？把每個單詞的首字母組合起來得到一個詞，用這個詞當密碼，就不容易被破解了。
Here's why. First — it's not in the dictionary. This makes guessing it harder. There are about 60,000 words in English. A computer can test out those words pretty quickly, so don't use them.
首先，詞典裏沒這詞，破解的難度就增加了。英語單詞大概6萬個，計算機可以將它們很快試個遍，千萬別用這種密碼。
But there's more. This password could still be stronger by adding upper case letters, numbers or special characters. So this is a very strong password — but there's still a risk.
但還不保險。可以在密碼里加入大寫字母、數字或特殊字符。這密碼就碉堡了，但還是存在風險。
If you write it down, be careful where you keep it. And be aware that someone can look over your shoulder or find it in your trash.
如果把密碼寫在紙上，千萬要小心。保不齊別人偷窺或從垃圾桶裏翻出來。
Giving it to loved-ones is also risky — they may not be as cautious as you are. Only you should know your password.
把密碼告訴親友也有風險，沒準他們比你還馬虎。自己保存密碼才靠譜。
Criminals may also try to fool you into handing it over via phone calls. Never tell anyone your password over the phone. And be careful when you get an email that asks for a password — it could be a scam.
罪犯分子可能會打電話騙你說出密碼。千萬不要在電話裏面告訴別人。收到要求輸入密碼的電子郵件時一定要小心，可能是陷阱。
To help avoid problems, don't use the same password everywhere — that's like having one key that unlocks everything you own. The stakes are high if you lose it.
也不要在所有地方使用相同密碼，就像不要給鎖配萬能鑰匙一樣。否則密碼丟了就慘了。
Also, be careful if you use a computer that is not yours. Let's say you check email using a computer in a store, library or computer lab. You login, check email and walk away.
此外 在用別人的計算機時要特別小心，比如用商店、圖書館或網吧的電腦收郵件。登錄了賬號，查完郵件沒退出就走了。
The next person to use that computer now has access to your email account and all the information in it. Always remember to log out of each site you visit on a computer that isn't yours.
下一個用電腦的人就能進入你的賬戶，所以一定要記得 用完要退出賬戶。
Passwords are an essential part of life online. And if we're not careful about keeping them secret, they can cause big problems. By understanding the risks and making passwords stronger, we can feel a little more secure.
網絡離不開密碼。密碼保存不注意，很可能吃大虧。提高防範意識，設置強大的密碼能省心不少。
