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| Friday 29 June, 2007 |
| CREATING COMPUTER PASSWORDS |
Creating Computer Passwords
Acuity has put together many great points and hints for your enjoyment and protection against theft and fraud. we have noted then below, enjoy.
One trick to use for passwords; think of a phrase that is easy to remember -- preferably using numbers somewhere in it.
For example - "I get up at 6:15 but am sometimes late."
Then take the first letter of each word to make the password. Capitals can be used for emphasis. This would result in: Igua615BasL8.
It's easy to remember but doesn't make much sense to anyone else.
Another way to create an "unbreakable" password is to use the initial letters of a phrase or poem. Then capitalize a letter or two in the middle somewhere and toss in a few numbers.
For instance, here's the first line of a poem I had to memorize (too many) years ago in school:
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought.
This becomes: Wttsosst
But I can use 2 for "to" -- W2tsosst
And you could count the number of words or syllables and insert that number (10 and 8, respectively) -- W2tsosst8 or W2ts8osst (at the end or in the middle). This way I can remember it.
We also like using a PET system for creating passwords. Use the name of a pet or relative long deceased and then add numbers in back of it that correspond to the letter on the phone.
For example, let's say my pet's name was Fluffy. I could add a dash, and make the first part of the password fl-uffy. Then if I liked birds, I might make the number 24737 (since these are the numbers that spell out the word 'birds' on the phone pad). So the password would be: fl-uffy24737.
The number would make absolutely no sense to someone wanting to steal it.
It is amazing how well this works for folks that forget numbers, just look on the phone pad for it.
Other ideas could be to use an old license plate number that is easy to remember, an old address no one would connect you with (such as Fl-uffy12353southmain), or something that has meaning for you that would not be readily apparent to someone wanting to steal your password.
Writers Note: Just be sure that your pet's name (or whatever you use) is not a word in the dictionary, since these can be cracked in no time. Adding the dash makes this work (although there are still some systems that don't allow characters like dashes). Even better would be to add some capital letters, like Fl-uFFy24737.
We hope these three suggestions help you create better passwords you can remember. |
posted by The Key For Succes @ 6:45 am   |
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