Bradd-GammaTech : Jun 24, 2016 : GammaTech  翻译：Ruth Wei

If you're like most internet users, you have experienced a hacked email account or some other online account. Most people assume that like credit card fraud your password was stolen in some unknown way, but the actual reason is actually far more simple. (PhotoCredit: GammaTech)

像大多数网络用户一样，你肯定也经历过邮件帐号或是其他的网络账号被盗。大多数人认为这就像信用卡被某种方式窃取密码一样，但是真正的原因却远不止那么简单。（照片出自：GammaTech）

They guessed at your password and got it right.

他们猜测出了你的正确密码。

You're probably thinking there is no way this can be true but it most definitely is. The catch is that it wasn't a person doing the guessing, it was a computer or more specifically a program. The technique is called Brute Force. By guessing thousands of passwords a minute, it is only a matter of time before they get your password right.

你可能觉得这不可能，但是事实确实如此。这并不是某个人一直猜测，而是一个计算机或是更具体的某种程序在破解。这种技术称为“暴力破解”。一分钟可以猜测上千种的密码，而正确密码的破解只是时间的问题。

Thankfully, by understanding how this works, you can protect yourself.

幸运的是，明白了这个原理，你就可以保护自己的密码了。

Most password generators use statistics to increase their odds of success and one of the ways they do this is by using an English dictionary for their guessing. Other tricks include using all lowercase letters or only the capitalizing the first letter of the word. These are all common items found in passwords and by employing these techniques with the luxury of being able to guess so many in such a short period and it's not hard to see why so many get hacked.

大多数密码生成器都是利用统计学方法来提高成功率，其中一种方式就是利用英文字典来猜测。其他方法包括把单词的首字母大小写。这都是在密码中常见的，所以雇佣一些技术人员在短时间内破译密码并不是难事。

So how to protect yourself? Well , God's Word is always a good place to turn for wisdom and security... So that's why we argue that using Scripture is a great strategy. Read more to find out why.

所以当如何自保呢？神的话语总是寻求智慧和安全的最佳资源······所以我们说用圣经经文作为密码是非常好的策略。下面解释了原因。

Before we answer that though, here are the rules for a secure password:

在解释原因之前，先来看一下安全密码设置的法则：

1.     At least 1 lowercase letter

至少一个小写字母

2.     At least 1 uppercase letter,preferably not the first letter only.

至少一个大写字母，但不局限于第一个字母。

3.     At least 1 number.

至少一个数字。

4.     At least 1 special character.

至少一个特殊符号。

5.     Not comprised solely of an English word or combination of English words.

不是只有一个英文单词或是只是英文单字的组合。

6.     At least 12 characters long but preferably even longer. It seems for security that longer is better but somesites will limit you to only 16 characters.

至少12个符号，当然越多越好。虽然多多益善，但是一些网站限制在16个符号。

7.     Find a way to change up your password so that you aren't using the same password on multiple sites.

用某种方式在不同的网站用不同的密码。

To accomplish this task, we like to use a sentence or phrase and then take the first letter of each word in that sentence and use it for the password. The trick is finding a sentence that meets all of the criteria above. The good news is that almost all of Scripture does this!

为了完成这些要求，我们可以用一句话或是一个短语，把其中每个单词的首字母拿出来做密码。诀窍就是找到一句话可以满足上述的所有要求。好消息就是几乎所有的圣经经文都可以做到这点。

For example, let's take a popular Bible verse and give it a try.

举个例子，用一个圣经中非常受欢迎的章节来试一试。

Philippians 4:13 – For I can do everything though Christ, who gives me strength.

腓利比书 4：13-我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能作。

The password for this would be: P4:13-FIcdetCwgms. Despite looking like complete nonsense, this password is easy to remember and best of all, meets all of the criteria we specified above except number 7.

用这个做密码的话就是：P4:13-FIcdetCwgm。虽然整体看起来没有任何意思，但是这个密码是最好的而且容易记住，也满足了除了第7条以外其他所有的要求。

To accomplish number 7, we recommend adding a letter to the end or beginning of the password that marks the website. For example, if it was for Facebook, it would be letter F. Twitter would be T and so on. Therefore,your Facebook password might be P4:13-FIcdetCwgmsF and your Twitter password would be P4:13-FIcdetCwgmsT.

满足第7个要求，我们可以在前面或是后面加上一个字母来代表那个网站。比如，如果是用在“脸书”上，就可以加个“F”。用在“推特”上就加个“T”。所以脸书的密码就可以是P4:13-FIcdetCwgmsF，而推特的密码是P4:13-FIcdetCwgmsT。

If you are using passwords that don't meet this criteria,we recommend you take the time to change them ASAP. It's a little tedious but worth the time and effort. Focus first on your email accounts as they are the easiest to crack and then move to social media and banking.

如果你的密码并没有满足这些要求，我们建议你尽快的改过来。虽然有些麻烦但是值得付出这样的时间和心力。首先改掉邮件的密码因为邮件密码总是最容易被盗取的，然后是那些社交和银行的软件。

In the end, it'll take some time but you'll be able to sleep easy knowing your accounts aren't susceptible to hacking via brute force and maybe even memorize some Scripture along the way. It's a win win!

虽然会需要一点时间，但是现在你可以安心的睡觉了，不用再担心你的密码会被“暴力破解”盗取，而且你也可以记住一些圣经经文了。这个就是“双赢”。

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