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How Do You Create A Strong Password?

Many sites do not accept characters like !@#$%^&*()

Even some banking sites like PNC doesnt take them. I have a very strong password that uses some of those characters, but I cant use it at all places, so I have another version minus the symbols.
 
The best method to create a strong password that I have seen is to use a familiar sentence, and take only the first letter of each word. The you can replace some of the letters with symbols or numbers. Also, random caps is a good thing to add.

For example: Anadtech has the Best Forums on the Net.

Passowrd: AhtBFotN

W/ Symbols and numbers: @htBF0tN

I use this method for all my passwords. You can create an easy to remember string of letters, numbers, and symbols that is virtually unhackable.

 
Originally posted by: mcurphy
The best method to create a strong password that I have seen is to use a familiar sentence, and take only the first letter of each word. The you can replace some of the letters with symbols or numbers. Also, random caps is a good thing to add.

For example: Anadtech has the Best Forums on the Net.

Passowrd: AhtBFotN

W/ Symbols and numbers: @htBF0tN

I use this method for all my passwords. You can create an easy to remember string of letters, numbers, and symbols that is virtually unhackable.
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A 12 character password of only lower cased letters is 10x stronger than an 8 character password with upper, lower, numbers, and symbols. Adding upper and lower to a long passphrase makes it pretty much uncrackable.

I prefer passphrases to strong. IAmTwentyFour, ItIsNowApril etc.
 
I typically think of a phrase and then insert random "leet speak" characters in there in substitution for actual alphabets, capitalization where there shouldn't be, then reverse the whole sentence, etc... If you want to crack my password, it's gonna take you a while.
 
You have to get them when they are young and them raise them right. Training, exercise and a proper diet.

When they are gown-up they will be good and strong.
 
I have an 18 character alpha-numeric password it still says it's medium because it's only lower-case.
 
A guy who used to work here used special characters in his passwords that you could only access using character map or alt + number combinations.

I just use 12-15 character passwords with numbers, symbols, and capitalization.
 
I always thought it'd be fun to make a password that is eight asterisks since that's how the passwords used to show up anyway. ********
 
Originally posted by: joshsquall
A guy who used to work here used special characters in his passwords that you could only access using character map or alt + number combinations.

I just use 12-15 character passwords with numbers, symbols, and capitalization.
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How do you remember it in your head?
 
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