what are the basic rules to follow when choosing and using a password?

Question

please give 3 rules

Answer 1

1. Choose something you will remember - but that no one could guess or find (dont use your D.O.B. or Name for instance)

2. Never write it down - or at least in any identifiable way (eg. if you choose a series of numbers, write them down in reverse order - only you will know this)

3. a good tip for choosing passwords on phones etc. that have letters on the keys, is to use a word or phrase or name, cos its easier to remember a word than 6 or 8 random numbers.

Answer 2

The basic rules are:

1. Make the password long enough
- Short passwords are easy to crack

2. Don't use dictionary words
- Dictiionary words are vulnerable to dictionary attacks

3. Use a pass phrase rather than a password
- A passphrase can be long, and yet easy to remember

Answer 3

This is to make your password secure

Dangerous - only words
Medium - Words + numbers
Safe - Words + numbers + capital letters

Have those 3 and your password will be hard to crack

Answer 4

Rule 1. Use your common sense.
Rule 2. ... er.... nope, just the one rule!

Rawlyn.

Answer 5

if you have the luxury of setting your own hint make it able to "jog" your memory but misguide others to false conclutions is a good thing to do as well.

Answer 6

don't use your birthday
don't use your spouse's name
don't use 12345