A common problem for many people is remembering their passwords and at the same time making it cryptic enough. I thought I would share my password “remembering” techniques with you, which will help you keep things secure. There are three main methods you can use and I will describe that below.
Rhythm/Pattern
Now it may sound weird to have rhythm in your password, but when you think about it, it isn’1 too strange. It is all about memory, and you are more likely to remember a password when it has some rhythm to it, that you can remember. For example remembering a password such as
sardines0012a
is not going to be easy. (At least I dont think so). Whereas if you have a password with rhythm/a pattern
sand00handx
its much easier to remember.
Words
Another method that can also be very easy to use is to remember a word and then add your birth date on the end. An example of this is
Seeksadmin1980
This is very effective and very easy to remember as its 2 very memorable facts. It is also pretty hard to guess unless you know what word I had use and what number (it doesnt have to be birthdate, it could be the date you ordered the server)
Pattern
Now this is my favorite and preferred method. This is also different to the pattern/rhythm method i described above. So what is it about? Well that’s pretty simple, you make a pattern on your key board. Here is an example
!@#$%67890
if you are very clever you will have noticed that is holding the shift key pressing 1 to 5 and then letting go of shift and pressing the rest of the numbers. It is very easy to remember as its just a pattern on the keyboard. It does not really require you to remember each number/letter just the pattern. The last example ill give is
zaqwsx.;[]‘/
Which is z -> q, w->x ,->[, ]->/. This type of password is pretty much impossible to guess, and yet in my opinion is one of the easiest to remember.
Other Tips
Vary the methods you use of remembering your passwords and of course vary the passwords you use. Whether its something simple such as changing 1 digit for each server or adding the server name on the end of the password, it is important that the servers have different passwords. If you have a secure password, this is one less way a hacker can gain access to your system.
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