How to Create Strong and Secure Passwords

Step 1

Think of a sentence or phrase.

eg. I like walking my dog in the park

Take the 1st letter of each word: I like walking my dog in the park

ilwmditp

Step 2

Add some random numbers and characters

%ilwmditp65

Step 3

To make the password unique for every website you visit add a unique identifier. For example, an Am for Amazon, FB for Facebook etc.

%ilwmditp65FB

We now have a system that is easy to remember and contains the requirements for a strong password:

• More than 10 characters long
• Upper and lowercase letters
• Special characters
• Numbers
• Unique for every website.

 

Making it your own

Now you have a system it’s time to make it your own. You could vary the position of the random characters and numbers – all at the beginning or all at the end for example. You could choose a different identifier for each website. Just choose something that you can easily remember.