What’s a Good Password?

A PassPHRASE that you will remember

  • At least 8 characters (the longer the password, the more secure it can be)
  • At least 1 Upper and 1 Lower Case Letter
  • At least 1 number
  • At least 1 symbol

These rules may change in different programs, especially which symbols are allowed

Here’s what to do:

  • Pick a phrase – song title, a passage from a book, TV character’s favorite exclamation, etc

Safer every day  becomes
$@ferEveryD@Y1

It has 3 upper case letters, 7 lower case letters, 3 symbols, and 1 number = 14 characters

Check your password’s strength at HowSecureIsMyPassword.net = It would take a computer about  2 HUNDRED MILLION YEARS to crack this password