Poll: How many combinations do you rely on?
By Nick Heath
Published: 6 May 2008 11:16 GMT
Some silicon.com readers are juggling up to 20 different passwords in order to access their office applications, according to the results of our latest poll.
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The majority of respondents, 61 per cent, have more than five passwords for accessing their business applications and systems, with only a particularly bold two per cent relying on a single password.
A sizeable proportion of respondents to the poll - 36 per cent - have between two and five passwords, while 25 per cent claim to have five to 10, and an unlucky 16 per cent admit to having 10 to 20 passwords.
A surprising number, 20 per cent, even go as far as juggling a mind-boggling 20 or more passwords in an attempt to stay secure.
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