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jwb375 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

How can a strong password be made memorable?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain the characteristics of a strong password.

What will be an ideal response?

wilsonbho · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

One technique for creating memorable, strong passwords is to base them on the first
letter of the words in a phrase. The phrase could be the title of a song or the first line of a poem
or one based on some fact about one's life. For example, one can take the phrase, I was born in
Rome, New York, before 1990. Using the first letters from that phrase and substituting the
character for the word before, one can create the password IwbiR,NY<1990.

Answer to Question 2

The characteristics of a strong password are:
1. It should have 10 or more characters, 12 is even better.
2. It should not contain one's user name, real name, or company name.
3. It should not contain a complete dictionary word in any language.
4. It should be different from the previous passwords the user has used.
5. It should contain both upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters (such as
; ; &; ( ) _ +; =; : ; ' <; >;? , . /).