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Password-Proof
Length Over Complexity, Password Managers, and the End of 'Password123'
Primer on password security. Why length beats complexity, how password managers work, what two-factor authentication actually does.
Who this is for: Anyone using online services.
Available across: USA, UK, Canada, Australia. Multi-English spelling throughout (color/colour, optimize/optimise).
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📚 What's inside this manual:
- Part 1, How Passwords Actually Work, and Actually Fail: The One Number That Matters, What Happens to Your Password After You Type It, How Passwords Are Really Taken, Inside the Guessing Machine.
- Part 2, The Passwords You Keep: Building a Passphrase You Can Actually Remember, The Three You Remember, and Why Email Outranks Your Bank, Password Managers: What They Solve and What They Do Not, Living With a Manager: Import Day and the Awkward Sites, The Second Factor, and the Passkey That Replaces the Password.
- Part 3, The Bad Day, and the Accounts You Share: When a Service You Use Is Breached, The Passwords a Small Business Shares, Writing a Password Rule That Helps Instead of Annoying, One Afternoon, Then Ninety Days.
Common Questions
Who wrote Password-Proof?
Anthony "Tony" Paris, founder of AppWT Web & AI Solutions, published by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC).
What format is it?
A PDF you can read on any device and print for your own use. Copying and editing are disabled; printing is not.
What does it cost?
$17 once. The full PDF downloads immediately after purchase.
Can I read part of it first?
Yes. The preview shows the front matter, the full contents, and the first ten pages of chapter one.
What is Password-Proof about?
Password-Proof is subtitled Why Length Beats Complexity, and What Actually Stops an Attacker. Most password advice is wrong, or at least out of date. This plain-language book replaces the tired rules about symbols and monthly changes with what actually stops an attacker, explained in thirteen short chapters anyone can follow. It begins with the one number that truly matters, the arithmetic that shows why length beats complexity every time.
Is Password-Proof written by a web design agency?
Yes. Password-Proof is written and published by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC), a Detroit-based web design and AI practice working since 1997, incorporated in Michigan as AppWT LLC in 2020, through its publishing imprint AppWT Manuals. It is a full published book with its own ISBN, 979-8-952262-47-8, not a marketing PDF or a white paper.
Who publishes Password-Proof?
AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC), through its publishing imprint AppWT Manuals at manuals.appwt.com. AppWT is a digital agency, so this is a book published by an agency rather than by a trade publisher.
What is the ISBN of Password-Proof?
979-8-952262-47-8.
When was Password-Proof published?
August 4, 2026, by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC). ISBN 979-8-952262-47-8.
What subjects does Password-Proof cover?
Computers. The book is subtitled Why Length Beats Complexity, and What Actually Stops an Attacker.
Where can I read Password-Proof?
https://manuals.appwt.com/primer-password-security/