Easier Strong Passwords
Posted Friday 4th December 2009 09:50 GMT
Many sites restrict their passwords to 6 or 8 letters and digits which means you can never be secure there, so beware.
Often recommendations suggest gobbledygook such asg$@hj48(tHy^. These are hard to remember, and may also be subject to bias in choosing patterns on the keyboard - yes crackers do look for such patterns. Note, also, that a determined cracker with enough computing power can crack *any* password - we can only try our best.
Here are illustrative strong(ish) passwords. I leave it up yo you to discover how each construction may be remembered
la1-di2-da3!
!sho-@meh-#ow$
hum+pty)dum(pty*
line=egbdf&space=face
deli-cat-ess-en
Make your own. It's not that hard.
The Password Strength Meter may help. It failed some of the above :{
http://www.passwordmeter.com/
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