Passwords don’t have to be difficult to remember. Here are two tricks for creating complex passwords that you can remember.
1. Make it easy to remember.
Think of a sentence/phrase/song lyric that you can remember. Then use the first letter of each word to create a password.
“Dennis and Mary fell in love on September 13, 1996” becomes DaMfiloS13,1996.
“I always order a hamburger with no cheese and only ketchup and onion” becomes Iaoahwncaokao.
“Wise men say only fools rush in. But I can’t help falling in love with you” becomes Wmsofri.BIchfilwy.
To make sure you’re not reusing passwords, make it specific for a particular website/app:
For your favorite pizza restaurant app: “Pizza Palace has the best thick crust pepperoni and mushroom pizza” becomes PPhtbtcpamp.
Or your new favorite apparel store: “The brown boots I bought from Cute Boutique Store are my favorite” becomes TbbIbfCBSamf.
2. Add some complexity.
Want to make it even more secure? Substitute letters with special characters/numbers that look somewhat like the original letter, such as:
a = @
I or i or l = ! or | or / or \
H = #
S = 5
B = 8
E = 3
T = +
C = ( or { or [
O = 0 (zero)
and = &
r = ~
Now our examples become:
D&Mf!LoS13,1996
I@0@#wn(&0k&0
Wm50f~!.8!(#f!Lwy
PP#+b+(p@mp
Tbb!bf(85@mf
Do you have any tips/trick for creating or remembering passwords that you’re willing to share?
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