FAQs
Why is a high quality passphrase so important?
A passphrase is the key to a network, so it is a good investment of time to select an effective passphrase. In general, increasing length, complexity and randomness improve the strength of a passphrase. We recommend that your passphrase is at least 8 characters long, and includes a mixture of upper and lower case letters and symbols. Your passphrase should not contain a word found in a dictionary and should not include personal information (identification number, name, address, etc).
Passphrase length and complexity enhances security. For example, implementing a passphrase that is based upon words in any language could be compromised by a program running a comparison against the contents of a dictionary.