Hard to crack passwords are everything these days. In the last month alone I’ve had multiple Facebook friends get hacked to send out spam. Whether you are using email, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, or anything else, strong password are key in stopping ANYONE from compromising your important information.
We have scoured the net and consolidated a list of tips you need. We’re going to start with a very strong password and then give you a list of reasons why:
Our password EXAMPLE: W0rdPr355(p@55w0rd!) Why is it so good? Here we go:
Complex passwords are best (8-12 characters or more). Our example has 20.
Creatively “convert” letters to numbers. Instead of a “o” use “0″ as in the number zero instead of an “o”. Or perhaps an “e” instead of a “3″. or an “s” to a “5″. Use whatever scheme you can remember.
Use Special characters. For example, put a word into a nice pair of parentheses. Our example has (p@55w0rd!). Also notice the “@”. That additional special character replaces an “a” in our example. The use of the “!” is intentional as well.
Use a combination of lower case letters and upper case letters. We use WordPr355 in our example. We went with uppercase letters to start each word.
Is it complex? Does it look like a mess? GOOD, that’s what you want. It should only make sense to you using your desired methodology!
Summary: A good password: Long and complex, replace letters with numbers, use a combination of lower and upper case letters, use special characters, remember your desired methodology and keep it to yourself!