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Steps to Create good Passwords: 1. Start With a Base Word Phrase: A good password starts with a base word phrase. This means: choose a memorable catchphrase, quotation, or easy-to-remember saying, and take the first letter from each word. Choose a phrase that is memorable to you. Examples of some base word phrases: Can't See the Forest Through the Trees: cstfttt Put Up or Shut Up: puosu If the Shoe Fits, Wear It: itsfwi You Can Lead a Horse to Water: yclahtw The Last Mile Is Always Uphill: tlmiau I Think, Therefore I Am: ittia Oh Say Can You See: oscys Honey Badger Doesn't Care: hbdc 2. Lengthen the Phrase: Passwords start to become strong at 6 characters long. While a long password can be annoying to type, a long password really helps to slow down brute force hacker attacks. Tip: lengthen your password by adding the website name or computer software name to the base phrase. For example: cstftttGmail puosuVista itsfwiEpinions yclahtwWin7 tlmiauMac ittiaAboutdotcom oscysPayPal hbdcEbay 3. Swap In Non-Alphabetic and Uppercase Characters: Password strength increases significantly when you change some of the password letters into non-alphabetic characters, and then include uppercase and lowercase letters within the password. This 'character scrambling' creatively uses the shift key, numbers, punctuation marks, the @ or % symbols, and even semi-colons and periods. These unusual characters and numbers make your password even less predictable to hackers using dictionary database attacks. Examples of character scrambling: CstftttGm@il Puo5uVista 1tsfwiEpinions Ycl@htwWin7 7lmiauMac ittiaAboutdotcom o5cysPayPal hbd(Ebay 4. Lastly: Rotate/Change Your Password Regularly: At work, your network people will require you to change your password every several days. At home, you should rotate your passwords as a matter of good computer hygiene. If you are using different passwords for differents websites, you can do yourself a favor by rotating portions of your passwords every few weeks. Note that rotating parts of the password, not the entire passwords, will help deter hackers from stealing your phrases. If you can memorize three or more passwords at the same time, then you are in good shape to resist brute force hacker attacks.
