In our modern society, just about everything is password protected, and it's no easy task to come up with a password that is both easy to remember and safe. Try one or all of these techniques to create a secure but memorable password.
- Change numbers into Roman numerals for more security (i.e. iamcool2 becomes iamcoolii). You can even mix normal numbers and Roman numerals: 1i = 11, 1ii = 12, and so on.
- When coming up with a mnemonic sentence, try and make the sentence funny or relevant to yourself. That way you will find it easier to remember the sentence and the password.
- The more complex and longer the password, the less likely it is to be cracked. However, it is often proportionately harder to remember.
- Mixing letters and numbers is always safer than just using numbers or just using letters.
- You might combine several of these methods and still come up with a truly memorable yet very strong pass phrase.
- If you prefer to have a word that has no symbols or numbers in it, the best thing is for it not to be a word in the dictionary, like "wazzup". Also, you can simply substitute letters so it still can sound the same, like this: Crazy = Kraizee. This is not too challenging.
- The most secure passwords contain lowercase letters, capital letters, numbers, AND symbols. Make a standard of holding down shift for the first four characters, or characters three through seven, or whatever you like. You won't have to stop and remember where you inserted that pesky exclamation point or whether you replaced the 's' with '5' or '$' this time.
- If you say the letters or numbers to yourself as you type them, you will begin to get a rhythm this will help to memorize it.
- If you absolutely need to write down your passwords, write down fractions of a password on separate sheets of paper and hide them in different areas.