Creating Passwords and a Cracking Test
Mark Berry September 16, 2009
Years ago, I learned to follow a simple procedure for creating secure passwords:
1. Think of a sentence with at least eight words. Include capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation.
2. Use the fist character from each word, along with the numbers and punctuation, as the password.
For example, “More people are driving Toyota hybrids 2 work!” becomes “MpadTh2w!”. “Mom spent $20 on groceries @ Vons” becomes “Ms$20og@V”.
How Secure Is That?
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