Building a Strong Password Concept: Make a “random” set of letters, symbols, and numbers, that’s easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess. Random strings of letters, symbols, and numbers are harder to remember, but the strongest passwords look like a random combination of characters to hackers.

1. Online Security

2.  “Passwords are a compromise between
security and convenience.” – Elliot Cox – CCNP
 Password security is designed around the
need to secure information, but also provide
that information to those that need access
easily. “The result(ing) (design) is a compromise
between extreme security and ease of use.”
( Morris and Thompson 13)

3.  If your password is stolen, someone can use it
to complete online transactions as you, open
credit card accounts, and even apply for a
mortgage.
 To avoid this, there are some important rules
to follow.

4.  Learn how strong passwords are made.
 Learn what password strategies fail.
 Learn 7 steps to creating and managing good
passwords.

5.  Concept: Make a “random” set of
letters, symbols, and numbers, that’s easy for
you to remember but difficult for others to
guess.
 Random strings of letters, symbols, and
numbers are harder to remember, but the
strongest passwords look like a random
combination of characters to hackers.

6.  1. Think of a phrase or sentence that’s easy
for you to remember. Example : “My dogs
name is Rover.”
 2. Turn your sentence or phrase into a
password. Take the second letter of each
word in your sentence/phrase to create a
password, for example: “yoaso”

7.  3. Make it complex by using intentional
miss-spellings, and mixing upper and
lowercase letters. For instance, I’ll
substitute the O’s and S’s in the password for
the number 0 (zero) and 5 (five) respectively.
And capitalize the “y” resulting in “Y a5 ”.

8.  4. Use special characters in your password.
Special characters that look or are similar to
the numbers/letters in your password make
your password substantially harder to
guess/crack. For example “Y0a50” might be
“Y0@50” after using “@” in place of “a”.

9.  5. Keep your passwords secret, never share
them with other people. “Consider using a
password manager, such as KeePass, to
manage, store and even generate passwords.

10.  6. Consider testing your passwords with a
password checker, which will rate your
passwords strength based on
complexity, length, and other criteria.

11.  7. Change your passwords at least every 90
days and do not “recycle” passwords; i.e
using old passwords again, or slightly
modifying your existing password.

13.  Excerpts from an interview with Networking
Professional Elliot Cox – CCNP.
 "Come up with a sentence that's easy to
remember, and then use the first letter of each
word, then change it 3 months later and use the
second letter, etc.“
 "Change your passwords every 90 days, and use
software like KeePass to manage your passwords“
 "Do not share your passwords with anyone."

14.  Your passwords should be complex, but easy
to remember.
 Its recommended to use a password
management program, such as KeePass, to
store and manage passwords.
 Change your passwords frequently, and use a
password checker to check the “strength” of
your passwords.