Thesaurus results for PASSWORDS

passwords

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plural of password

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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week

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Recent Examples of passwords In this case, the malware in question is called Lumma and is designed to steal browser sessions for popular websites, passwords, authentication cookies, browser autofill information, saved payment data, and crypto wallets. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 During her tenure, the office accidentally leaked voting system passwords, mailed voter registration postcards to 30,000 non-citizens, and lost a critical report taxpayers paid $25,000 to produce. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026 Harden accounts with unique passwords, multifactor authentication and carrier protections. — Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Sheriff’s deputies said evidence showed multiple people knew Biffle’s account information, as well as key details of his life like Social Security numbers, birthdays and passwords. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Requests for personal information A request for your Medicare number, Social Security number, bank account details, passwords or one-time verification codes is a major red flag, especially during an unexpected contact. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Many websites use OAuth, an industry-standard security protocol for delegating authorization to access online services in a way that protects users’ credentials such as passwords. — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Repkon refused to share passwords needed to control important equipment, according to five former General Dynamics employees. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 The attacker on the other side of the keyboard would likely be able to activate the mechanisms in the credential management app to log in to a site or download all the passwords. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

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Food and drink Name two more delightful words in the English language than ‘breakfast buffet’.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Here's what the people building these things had to say, in their own words.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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