Coming up with secure passwords

A secure password is essential for maintaining account security.  You should be able to remember your password and type it consistently, but it should be difficult for other people to guess.

A good password will have a mix of numbers, upper- and lower-case letters, and symbols, and be at least six characters long.  It should not be easy to guess:  some examples of easily-guessed passwords are plaintext words found in the dictionary, names, birthdates, street addresses, phone numbers, and bank PINs.

A good technique for coming up with secure passwords is to start with a word and mangle it.  For example, "e@xmP13" includes upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, symbols, is not in the dictionary, and is at least six characters long.

Be creative!

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