passwords
Secret login strings
Passwords are secret strings of characters used to verify identity and control access to accounts, systems, or secured spaces.
Originally spoken phrases that granted entry—What's the password? —they now dominate digital security, where users create and manage dozens: I forgot my password again.
A strong password mixes letters, numbers, and symbols; a weak one invites breach.
Authentication act or screen
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- verificationProving something accurate
- usernameAccount identification string
- 2FASecondary identity confirmation
biometrics · PIN · authenticator · CAPTCHA · token · signin · multifactor · fingerprint
Open a secured closure
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- entryAccess or submission
- gatewayPoint of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
keycode · restricted · permission · authorize · barrier · gatekeeper · locked · protected
Breaking of agreement
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
malware · stolen · compromised · leaked · cracked · brute-force · keylogger · exposed
login
Authentication act or screen
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- verificationProving something accurate
- usernameAccount identification string
2FA · biometrics · PIN · authenticator · CAPTCHA · token · signin · multifactor · fingerprint · identity
unlock
Open a secured closure
portal · keycode · restricted · permission · authorize · barrier · gatekeeper · locked · protected · denied
breach
Breaking of agreement
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
cybersecurity · malware · stolen · compromised · leaked · cracked · brute-force · keylogger · exposed · spoofing
reset
Restore to original state
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- changeTo make different
- expirationEnd of validity
policy · reuse · generate · random · strong · complex · memorable · vault · LastPass · autofill
hashing
One-way data transformation
- saltingApplying sodium chloride
- SHA-256Cryptographic one-way function
- MD5Cryptographic fingerprint algorithm
plaintext · encrypted · cipher · algorithm · obfuscation · cryptographic · one-way · digest · encoded · decryption
- computer skillstyping, keyboarding, copy paste, clicking, scrolling
- internet safetyonline safety, internet safety, data privacy, online privacy, privacy settings
- ITIT support, computer, IT manager, IT services, IT director
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- personalself, privacy, personal space, identity, name
- privacyprivacy, private, seclusion, confidentiality, solitude
passwordsopen access
Free public scholarly content
free admission · guest access · unlocked · open doors · open door
passwordspublic information
Accessible-to-all data
open data · public records · open secrets · broadcast · announcements
passwordsquestions
Requests for information
inquiries · challenges · prompts · queries · interrogations
- wifi passwordCode for internet access
- new passwordRecently created authentication code
- forgot my password
- wrong passwordIncorrect authentication input
- forgot passwordUnable to remember login
- password resetRestoring account access credentials