# Password Pandemonium

### Overview
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**Room URL:** [https://tryhackme.com/room/adventofcyberpreptrack](https://tryhackme.com/room/adventofcyberpreptrack)  
**Difficulty:** Easy  
**Category:**  Prep  
**Date Completed:**  12/1/2025  

### Objective
Create a password that passes all system checks and isn’t found in the leaked password list.

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### Table of Contents
[Introduction](#bkmrk-introduction)  
[Walk Through](#bkmrk-walk-through)  
[Resources](#bkmrk-resources)  

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### Introduction
You've just logged into your TBFC workstation when an alert reveals weak passwords across 73 accounts—including McSkidy's P@ssw0rd123. To gain full access, you must demonstrate strong password practices, which remain one of the simplest yet most effective defenses against cyber attacks.

#### Password Requirements
- Enter a password with at least 12 characters.
- Include uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.
- Ensure it isn’t in the breach database.


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### Walk Through
1. Entered the TBFC website
2. Clicked to update password
3. Choose a secure password
    1. Pandemonium4u!
    2. A phrase substituting the words for number and adding symbols
[![PasswordPandemonium.png](https://bookstack.rizzoit.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-12/scaled-1680-/passwordpandemonium.png)](https://bookstack.rizzoit.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-12/passwordpandemonium.png)

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### Resources
[TryHackMe](tryhackme.com)  
[Okta](https://www.okta.com/identity-101/password-vs-passphrase/)