TABLE OF CONTENTS Sometimes coming up with a good password can be difficult. When faced with choosing a password, many people seem to get some kind of tunnel vision and they suddenly cannot see beyond their own desk. At that point, all that comes to mind is a dog s name, a football team, or an item within immediate view. Most often, people simply use one of their favorite passwords the ones they always use.
The secret to strong passwords is to not choose a password, but to build a password. Don t just think of some word and use that as your password. Use some specific technique to construct a complex password that is not only effective but easy to remember. Here are some of my favorite tips for building strong passwords that you yourself can use those times when you get stumped for ideas.
| Warning | I shouldn t have to say this, but unfortunately it must be said: please don t use any of the password examples you see in this book or any place else as your actual password. They are simply examples. In fact, you are best off not even using these exact passwords patterns, but to instead be creative and use them as models for your own ideas. |
A simple technique for increasing the strength of your password is to just use more than one word. Some people would call this a pass phrase, but this particular technique is somewhat different. The difference is that you select...
