#Create strong memorable password password#

Create something whacky yet memorable – such as Funky*Bat*元mon-59 – and it's more like a mini-story that'll live in your brain.

#Create strong memorable password password#

Some password creators suggest not using any identifiable words, however we would suggest that's not always true. Adding your date of birth, for example, isn't good practice – especially when it comes to human guesses. In addition to the above don't use personal identifiers in your passwords. It goes without saying: these are terrible passwords that are obvious to guess or for hackers to solve instantly.

Don't use common terms or identifiersĮven today the most common password is '123456' or 'password'.

If a password permits you to use special characters – and it's possible that some sites and services may not – then creatively use the likes of '%', '/', and such like to aid your password strength. Add in special characters and the complexity is upped significantly. But throw in letters and that's another base of 10. With 26 letters in the alphabet and a further 26 available thanks to upper case you're off to a good start. Use a mixture of letters, numbers and characters Use a variety of upper and lower case letters in your password, but not at the most obvious points (certainly to help counter human guesses) – you needn't have the beginning of a word as upper case, for example, be more random in your approach. So 'M' and 'm' count differently in password use. As each key on a keyboard is assigned an ASCII code, upper and lower case variations of the same letter aren't one and the same.