And just to throw in my 5 Cents worth of password whisdom, it is actually not recommended that you use actual words like you would find in a dictionary even if you do throw a couple numbers and an underscore in. Sure, it is better than using RedBlueGreen as a password, but even better and I always get the "strong password" indicator where that is indicated is to use just upper and lower case letters along with some numbers in between and/or at the end and punctuation. Of course some websites don't allow characters other than letters and numbers, but when they do I use it. As I told somebody before, I remember these seemingly random passwords by making up a sentence, I use the first letters of each word with proper upper and lower case and add in some numbers and characters. Yes, it does make for a bit slower typing, but where it counts like on banking, credit card and shopping sites including iTunes my passwords are at least 10 and sometimes up to 18 characters long. I do use Roboform, but for the most part I know my passwords since I do follow a pattern except it's really something that I believe nobody would have a chance at guessing.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Best way to enter password question Hi, in addition to Scott's excellent post below, you can use the same password type pattern for all your passwords. This makes them all easy to remember, while making each one different. For example, you can use something common, like your favorite ice cream flavor or favorite color. In the example of favorite color, let's use blue. So, to add some distinction, I use Blue with a capital B. Now, since it's Apple, I can start building my password by separating it with periods. So I can start with Blue.Apple. Note the capital b in blue and a in apple. Now, to add some numbers for that last bit of security. Maybe you can do the year you were born in but in reverse order. So, if you follow this same procedure, you can make 5 different passwords for 5 different services and yet you can remember them all by using the same pattern of favorite color, the name of the service, and your reverse birth year. So, my password for Apple, Paypal,, Gmail, Amazon, and my bank would be the following. Blue.Apple.47 Blue.Paypal.47 Blue.Gmail.47 Blue.Amazon.47 Blue.WellsFargo.47 As you can see, all have the same pattern, yet all are completely different. Of course, this is just a simple example, and no, these are not my real passwords, but it may get you started in the right direction. Take it from a former Unix sysadmin, you never ever want to use the same password for multiple services. -- Raul A. Gallegos I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace. - George Bush Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 On 7/18/2012 7:09 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > The best passwords are at least 12 if not 15 characters, includes > punctuation such as / (slash), . (period), ! (exclamation point), etc., > mix of upper and lower case letters, and numbers. You can take an entire > sentence and change letters to numbers such as an e to a 5 etc. Use your > imagination, but do not make the password so damned complicated that you > cannot remember it. I have done this and it is incredibly frustrating. > :) There is a balance between complex and to complex. Of course using > programs such as 1Password or Last Pass and storing your passwords does > make things easier. > > hth, > Scott > > On Jul 18, 2012, at 7:01 PM, "Michael Amaro" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hello Listers, >> No matter what I do while entering a password when trying to create an >> apple iD it always says that the strength is moderate. What is the >> best way to enter the password so that it is strong? I have followed >> the suggestions given below the password status. Any Ideas? >> Thanks >> Michael >> Windows Live ID: >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> e-mail: >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Skype ID: >> mikeameli >> John F. Kennedy >> "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for >> your country" >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
