Safeguarded by user name and password

Shielded by user name

People often participate in online discussions using an alias, making it unnecessary to reveal their true identity. You can safely converse under an alias; the participants of a discussion cannot be contacted unless they separately reveal their contact information. However, it is also easy to lie under an alias, which is why you should not be too trusting of new acquaintances in online discussions.

Your password is meant to stay secret

Many web services require a dedicated user ID or nickname that is protected by means of a password. The objective of a password is to prevent anyone from posing under someone else’s name. However, it is not uncommon for people to inquire about and steal other people's passwords. Thus, it is crucial that you understand that you must not provide your password to anyone under any circumstances.

Safe password

You must not use a password that can be guessed too easily. One way of creating a safe password is to think of an easy sentence and pick out the initial letters of words from that sentence. Example: Our Snoopy was born in 99, giving the password OSwbi99. Easy to remember, hard to guess. You should also change your passwords every once in a while. It is safer to use different passwords for different services.