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On Passwords
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 One crucial aspect of securing data is your password. Ideally you should change your password regularly for added security.
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| If you do not enter the password you cannot access the encrypted contents. There is no special procedure, secret code, or hidden entry method to fall back on.
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| Should this be a concern, we would recommend that you consider the purchase of Cryptainer Enterprise, a corporate version, which has an integrated administrative module. Cryptainer Enterprise has been extensively deployed in corporate environments where sometimes there is a necessity to recover the password/phrase which may have been lost/forgotten or other contingencies. The end-user interface is identical to that of Cryptainer. More information is available here
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| A good system is to use two unrelated words separated by a symbol or mark (e.g. rare;beast). Random strings of characters, numbers, and special characters are even better. For example 6j3*{>s1r2%u~9m). Such passwords are not easy to remember but they are also not easy to crack.
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| Pass phrases are much better than passwords. You can use a sentence up to 100 characters. This makes it easy to remember but almost impossible to crack.
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| To illustrate, "The rain in Spain falls mainly in the drains" (apologies to G.B.Shaw) is probably a perfect pass phrase, or about as perfect as it gets. Easy to remember, and almost impossible to crack.
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| Bad Passwords
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| Words extracted from databases, dictionaries, or encyclopedias.
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| Personal information like your name, phone numbers etc.
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| Phrases or secret codes used in popular movies or serials.
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| Swear words and commonly used slang.
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| Keyboard patterns (e.g. asdfg).
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| Simple character strings and numbers (e.g. AAAAA or 123123).
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