Which of the following are characteristics of a strong password? (Select TWO).

The correct answer is A. Hard to guess. D. Uses special characters. A strong password must be hard to guess (A) - it should not contain personal information, common words, or predictable patterns, making brute-force and dictionary attacks difficult. Using special characters (D) such as !, @, #, $, % significantly increases the character set…

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AHard to guess.
BCannot be reversed.
CUses dictionary words.
DUses special characters.
ECan be encrypted.

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A
93% (28)
B
3% (1)
E
3% (1)

Explanation

A strong password must be hard to guess (A) - it should not contain personal information, common words, or predictable patterns, making brute-force and dictionary attacks difficult. Using special characters (D) such as !, @, #, $, % significantly increases the character set from which the password is drawn, exponentially increasing the number of possible combinations and making the password much harder to crack. 'Cannot be reversed' (B) is a property of hashing algorithms, not passwords themselves. Using dictionary words (C) is a characteristic of a weak password. Being able to be encrypted (E) applies to data in general and is not a defining trait of password strength.

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