Word password

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What is the max. length of the password? Are any characters prohibited? Can
I use central European (Slavonic) characters, for example?

Thanks
Roman
 
According to Word's Help:

Passwords are case-sensitive, so if you vary the capitalization when you
assign the password, users must type the same capitalization when they enter
the password.
A password can contain any combination of letters, numerals, spaces, and
symbols, and it can be up to 15 characters long. If you select advanced
encryption options, you can make a password even longer. [From another Help
topic: "To create a long password— up to 255 characters— click Advanced, and
then select an RC4 encryption type."]

Use strong passwords that combine upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and
symbols. Weak passwords don't mix these elements. Strong password: Y6dh!et5.
Weak password: House27. Use a strong password that you can remember so that
you don't have to write it down.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Remember 255 random characters? I don't think so.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/


:
: : > According to Word's Help:
: >
: > Passwords are case-sensitive, so if you vary the capitalization when you
: > assign the password, users must type the same capitalization when they
: enter
: > the password.
: > A password can contain any combination of letters, numerals, spaces, and
: > symbols, and it can be up to 15 characters long. If you select advanced
: > encryption options, you can make a password even longer. [From another
: Help
: > topic: "To create a long password— up to 255 characters— click Advanced,
: and
: > then select an RC4 encryption type."]
: >
: > Use strong passwords that combine upper- and lowercase letters, numbers,
: and
: > symbols. Weak passwords don't mix these elements. Strong password:
: Y6dh!et5.
: > Weak password: House27. Use a strong password that you can remember so
: that
: > you don't have to write it down.
:
: Thank you Suzanne. One problem with a strong password is, I guess, that
: stronger
: it is more meaningless and hence more difficult to remember -
: - unless you are cyberman -:)
:
: Roman
:
:
 
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
According to Word's Help:

Passwords are case-sensitive, so if you vary the capitalization when you
assign the password, users must type the same capitalization when they enter
the password.
A password can contain any combination of letters, numerals, spaces, and
symbols, and it can be up to 15 characters long. If you select advanced
encryption options, you can make a password even longer. [From another Help
topic: "To create a long password— up to 255 characters— click Advanced, and
then select an RC4 encryption type."]

Use strong passwords that combine upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and
symbols. Weak passwords don't mix these elements. Strong password: Y6dh!et5.
Weak password: House27. Use a strong password that you can remember so that
you don't have to write it down.
Click to expand...

Thank you Suzanne. One problem with a strong password is, I guess, that
stronger
it is more meaningless and hence more difficult to remember -
- unless you are cyberman -:)

Roman
 
No, strong passwords are designed against hacker-atacks :) Just thing about
how many combinations of passwords are there, when you use all characters in
the alphabet - Upper case, Lower Case, punctuation, special characters -
such @#$%^, numbers... There are more than 100. And if your password is 71
characters long, a brute-force password-cracking program will require
several years to "find" your password :) Cool.
 
Yes, but I would not remember it and so would need to write it down which
somewhat defeats the object of the exercise.

Roman
 
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