How to Create a Strong Password

Password is our lock to everything from our mobile phone to a big server. In today’s world where our life depends on our password, we have to be careful when choosing password.
If you have the following habits when it comes to choosing password, you are giving someone.
Habit of picking common passwords, such as 123456, abc123, your dog’s name or your mother’s name or your spouse’s name can lead you to destruction.
Problem of this habit: Many people can guess these easily and break into your accounts.
Using the same password for multiple accounts is also a bad idea.
Problem: This allows a person to access all your accounts once they break into one of your account.
Taping password reminders to your computer screen (Allowing browsers to remember your password) or leaving them in the top drawer
of your desk.
Problem: They are easily accessible to anyone who enters your home or office.
Better options when choosing passwords…
High-Security Password
the safest passwords are nondictionary words of at least eight characters that contain a combination of numbers and lowercase and uppercase letters. This sounds like a chore, but it’s actually easy if you use this three-step system…
1. Use a mnemonic device to come up with your “core” password. Use a memorable combination, such as your spouse’s initials and the month and day of your anniversary.
Example: If your spouse’s initials are JN and you were married on June 7, your core password is JN0607.
2. Create unique passwords by using variations on your core password. Take the name of the particular website you are creating a password for, and add the first letter to the front of your core password and the last letter to the end, all in lowercase. Examples: If you use the facebook.com website, your password is f JN0607k… if you go to www.Vanguard.com; your password is f vN0607d. This method allows you to use different passwords for differents sites.
3. For added protection, add a layer of variation to your core password. For example, if your Facebook password (JN0607k) doesn’t feel secure enough, go one step further.  Add another number to the end of it. Take the final letter of your password and convert it to the corresponding number on a telephone number pad. Since the letter “k” corresponds
to the number “5,” your new password is vST0603k5. That’s nearly impossible to crack, but fairly easy to remember.
Note: Many sites today also require at least one special character—such as a dollar sign or an exclamation point—and it’s good for your security to include one even when a site doesn’t insist. An easy way to do this is to swap in a special character for a letter that reminds you of that special character—such as using a dollar sign instead of an “s” or an
exclamation point instead of an “i.”