Comments on: How To Create Strong Passwords That You Can Remember Easily

By: Keith Davis

Keith Davis — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:46:31 +0000

I don’t know if I can remember my password, but testing it on the meter gave me 100% so I’ll settle for that.

Brilliant and very useful post… with all the WordPress hacking, it’s just what I needed.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:52:19 +0000

I use visual “snake” patterns on my keyboard. For example, the password hy65tgfr4 may be hard to remember, but type it and notice the pattern. I usually complicate the password by using shift on some keys, also using a pattern. E.g.: CdE3$rFvBgT5.

This way you need to remember only three things: the starting location of your password (can use for example the first letter of the site name), the direction of the “snake” and the shifting pattern.

By: Rina

Rina — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:27:14 +0000

Here(http://mywords.mydooars.com/?page_id=121) is a Password generator that create a strong password that is easy to remember. It taken ur easy remembered password and change it into strong password.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:18:10 +0000

PasswordMeter fails at my password. It grows stronger and stronger with each letter i type and suddenly falls to â€œVery Weakâ€.

By: Tigger

Tigger — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:06:59 +0000

Tungsten,
sorry, but the link doesn’t work.

By: tungsten

tungsten — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:17:22 +0000

Strong passwords are defined in this blog http://read-me-dot-text.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-create-strong-passwords.html.

By: Tigger

Tigger — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:21:56 +0000

People need to stop thinking about passWORDS and think of passPHRASES. “MyS0nis12.” My Son is 12. “B1llh@s@w3@kp@ssw0rd!” Bill has a weak password! “MyB0ssisAnidi0t!”

By: F. Seidl

F. Seidl — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:43:27 +0000

Consistently using simple substitution rules is almost like not using them at all. As was pointed out already, any serious crack attempt will run quickly through these simple rules.

With so many sites asking for passwords, one has to first consider whether or not to use the same password in multiple places; e.g., Should your Gmail account use the same password as your New York Times subscription? IMO, the answer is no. By using different passwords on different sites, you create natural security breach firewalls.

But, as soon as you start using different passwords, it quickly becomes impossible for you to remember all your passwords anyway, so making memorable passwords becomes not that important.

The approach I recommend is to keep a “black book” and create genuinely strong passwords. You may or may not elect to use a software password manager (if you do, use a secure one!) but its critical that you keep a physical record of each password. I do use a software password manager, but I also keep a physical record of all passwords in a little black book–literally.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:39:04 +0000

I use robo form, and there’s a master password for each user. {Idenities} So someone else unless they have your master password can’t look at your files.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:54:09 +0000

I hate it when a site won’t let you use special characters and I have to come up with a special weaker password for that site. Passwod managers and generators are cool, but if you use different computers with different OSes or you use a friends computer you may not have access to your random passwords.