Build a password you can recall
Make a password that is long enough to hold and still possible to remember.
Length is what makes a password hard to break. Four unrelated words beat eight characters with a symbol pushed into the middle.
Unrelated is the trick. copper otter kettle harbor is long, odd, and yours to picture.
Key points
- A long password is stronger than a short one with symbols in it
- Four unrelated words are long, odd, and possible to remember
What to remember
- Long and odd beats short and clever.
- Length is the strength. Oddness is what keeps it yours.
Try this
Pick four things you can see from your chair and say them in a row. That is the shape.
Practice: Build a password you can recall. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.