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OCR: 9.20 DATA SECURITY AND CONTRO How easy is it re ally. to discov er someone' password? It is easier to find ed assword written on the botton of a keyboard than to try to guess from nicknames and birthdates as they always do ir the movies There also the brute force method of trying every an electronic dictionary bnq th e success of the method decreases if pa ssword based on two words word pue number ora nonsense word that does not appear dictionary Figure -15 shows how the composition of passwords affects the chance of unauthorized access Figure 9-15 How password Iength and composition affect the chances unauthorized access Password Example Number of Average Time Strategy Possibilities to Discover Any shor or Ed Christine 2.000 name dictionary) 5 hours long name Any short or electrocardiogra ...