HOW TO CHOOSE A SECURE PASSWORD

For almost every account that you make online, you are required to make a secure password. Choosing one that people can’t figure out is a matter of creating unlikely letter and number combinations. Here is a guide on to how-to make a hard-to-crack password.

 Steps

• Use length to your advantage. 

Create a password that has eight or more characters since this is usually the minimum for most password requirements. The longer the password the more secure it is likely to be.

• Form a “random” sequence of words and/or letters. Create a phrase or series of letter that is seemingly “random” but is easy to remember. Call this your “base-word.”

Example: My children are Jessie, Cassey, Michael and Jenny, so my base-word becomes “jecamije”.
Example: My first house was on Spooner Street becomes “houseonspooner”.

• Add numbers to the base-word to make it more secure.

Example: Add the ages of the children to the end making it “jecamije22191612″.
Example: Add the house number to the end of the base-word to create “houseonspooner1500″.

• Use punctuation and symbols to “complicate” it further.

Example: Add random punctuation to create “jecamije_22191612″.
Example: Add a symbol to the word to make “houseonspooner#1500″.

• Create complexity with upper and lowercase letters.

Example: Take advantage of adding capital letter to create “JeCaMiJe22191612″.
Example: Add the house number to the end of the base-word to create “houseonSpooner1500″.

• Generate similar but altered passwords. 

Use the same or similar base-words to help you remember your passwords easily without making them “too” easy to crack.

1. Example: “JeCaMiJe_22191612″ can become “mykidsJeCaMiJe-90807060″ or “12161922*JeCaMiJe”.
2. Example: “HouseonSpooner#1500″ can become “1500*myfirstHouseonSpooner” or “***15HouseonSpooner00″.

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