Pick the Perfect Password

3 Simple Password Tips to Increase your Security:

As more of our lives move online, we end up accumulating more and more accounts each of which has its own password. It feels like almost every site has its own policy, ranging from lax to inane. What really makes a good password?

Entropy

Entropy is powerful because it gives you a way to tell how much more difficult a password is by lack of or-der/predictability of the password. It is not a solution to security. Password1! is not as real world secure as Mayapur or similar gibberish.

Plain-text passwords renders your password compromised. A password containing 14 characters with random capitalizations and characters, that is unique will up your entropy and protection.

Reusing Passwords

We all have a million accounts, and it gets frustrating accounting for every password. While there are solutions which can help with remembering passwords such as downloadable apps.

Many people reuse passwords. Re-use of a password compromises it in a way which bits of entropy can’t account for. It’s fine to reuse passwords for burner services which have no bearing on your life, but once you reuse with a bank or simi-lar, you run the risk of being fully compromised. Many people also for-get to reset passwords. Don’t forget!

Crafting a Password

To generate a secure password, you need to increase the complexity and length. I like to use non-dictionary words with numbers and symbols to make it easier to remember the passwords. Qwerty is one of the most common used passwords, don’t make that mistake.

Your strategy can be as simple as a prefix/suffix or adding a jumble of numbers, letters, and symbols. It is a pain, but something like $Tokyo7su-tra%REVERE!!! is going to be much, much easier. Do not store your pass-word on your computer or anywhere on the internet.