For me these days.
How to improve your pathetic passwords. (They are too!)
Start with an original but memorable phrase. For this exercise, let's use these two sentences: I like to eat bagels at the airport and My first Cadillac was a real lemon so I bought a Toyota. The phrase can have something to do with your life or it can be a random collection of words—just make sure it's something you can remember. That's the key: Because a mnemonic is easy to remember, you don't have to write it down anywhere. (If you can't remember it without writing it down, it's not a good mnemonic.) This reduces the chance that someone will guess it if he gets into your computer or your e-mail. What's more, a relatively simple mnemonic can be turned into a fanatically difficult password.Of course, I'm hoping the wrong way on this one.
Which brings us to Step 2: Turn your phrase into an acronym. Be sure to use some numbers and symbols and capital letters, too. I like to eat bagels at the airport becomes Ilteb@ta, and My first Cadillac was a real lemon so I bought a Toyota is M1stCwarlsIbaT. [More]
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I admit my passwords suck. Mnemonics are no help if you don't have a memory. I have a form of dementia that is supposed to be temporary, as a side effect of medical treatment over 4 years ago. Can't remember my best friend's phone number, which hasn't changed in 20 years. Just call me "wrote it down"!
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