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