Tips Make "Strong Password"

At this time with the many accounts we have, from the email, website, bank login, and login to the account other important on the Internet, requires that we create a password that is strong enough, so that security is guaranteed. Moreover, if the account information that is important, it should be more concerned about this password.

There are many tips for creating strong passwords that include the software to make it even more scattered on the internet. But if the resulting software, it will usually be displayed in random order. So, although strong, but difficult to remember. Tips how to create a Strong Password?

There are three important components that text password that is created is a Strong Password, the long term, a combination of letters and not a word or general terms.

Create a Password length. Each letter is added to our password, it will add strength and security password. Password that has a minimum recommended length of 8 characters (although there are at least 7 letters), and ideally 14 or more letters. For example the length of the password with a random 15-letter alphabet can be only 33,000 times stronger than a password 8 characters long with random letters in the keyboard.

Combine alphabet letters, numbers and symbols. The combination of the components, the strength of your password will be growing. If you can not use symbols, then the alternative with the long password. Although Ideally a strong password is a combination of the three components above.

Alphabet letters (letters) are the characters a, b, c ... z and A, B, C ... Z, numbers are numbers 0,1,2,3 .. 9 and letters are symbols other than the alphabet and numbers, such as # $% ^ &*(&:"./{}.

Avoid passwords that are words / general terms. As such as date of birth us, our name, year of birth and so forth. Because the password is usually easy to know other people. Including words that are often spoken, popular words and the like. Password cracker programs usually have to set up a database or word-word.

But in addition to the three components above, there is one that is also important to note, the password is easy to remember us, because even though strong, but it will be difficult to remember all the same, and sometimes even making puzzle.

Some tips to note when creating a password

• Avoid creating a password with letters that series, for example, "123456789", "33333" or "abcdef" and so forth
• Avoid password that only the letters that are similar numbers only. For example have a agus, and create a password "46u5" then this will be easy to guess. "Password" changed to "P4ssw0rd". Should use a combination of length and other additional components
• Avoid words that is common, such as name, place of birth, date of birth, school, college and so forth
• Create a password that is different for several key accounts

How to check if our password is weak, moderate or strong?

At this time when we create an account, it is usually the strength of the password information provided us, for example in yahoo, google, wordpress and other. Other alternative facilities can use the Password Checker, which is the facility to find out how strong your password is written. This facility will not record what diketikkan.

Reference
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/create.mspx