How to Set a Security Password

Use a sentence or phrase as the root of your password. This is an important first step to setting a complex, hard-to-guess but easy-to-remember password. Remember that the password needs to be of a certain length (at least 8 to 10 characters) and include a variety of character types (upper and lower case, numbers, spaces or underscores, etc.). While you should avoid setting passwords that involve personal information that’s easy for others to guess, it’s convenient to set a password that you can easily recall. Create a clause or sentence that sticks with you and that can become a strong base for a password.

• The PAO (Person-Action-Object) memorization method is researched by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University. Simply select an image or photo of a memorable person performing an action on something—then combine them to form phrases (which may or may not be meaningful at all). ). By selecting the characters (such as the first three letters of each word) in the phrase, you can set a password that is easy to remember.

Use sentences or clauses to make passwords easy to remember. By taking out some letters from your phrase, you can create a password that’s easy to remember (such as using the first two or three letters of each word in your phrase and combining them in sequence). ). Make sure your clause or sentence includes uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters.

Come up with a complex but easy-to-remember phrase and/or string. You can use a phrase or string of characters that looks random but is easy to remember. This string of characters can form a “root word” to which you then add special characters or numbers.

• If your child’s names are Lam, Long, Tuyet, and Tung, the root word could be “lalotutu”—the first two letters of each name combined. If your first house was on Cao Ba Quat Street, the root word might be “nhaocaobaquat”.

Use at least one letter, number and special character in the password. You can add underscores (or other random characters) and numbers to make “lalotutu_”, or add special characters to words to make “nhaocaobaquat#1500”.

Remember secure passwords. For example, the sentence “My mother was born in Saigon, Vietnam on January 27” could become a password like MtsroSG,VNvn27tM, or the sentence “The radio program starts at 9:10 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday” can become the password “Ctrbd@0910stH,tT&tS”.

Consider using your computer’s character map/character table to (optionally) insert special characters into the password. Windows can find this option in the Start menu by clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, clicking System Tops, and finally selecting Character Map. (character map). Mac users simply choose Edit at the top of the browser menu and select Special Characters at the bottom of the Edit menu. You can then replace some letters with special characters to make your password harder to guess.

• These special characters can replace regular characters, but it is worth noting that the password system of some sites may not accept all available characters. For example, the password “ЅϋΠЅЂιηξ” can be substituted for “Sunshine”.
• Remember that you’ll have to re-enter this password when you visit a website or app, so consider the difficulty associated with having to constantly use a character map when entering a password. You may think this is too laborious.

Remember to update and diversify your passwords. You shouldn’t use the same password for multiple logins, and you shouldn’t keep the same password for months in a row.

Select a password manager. Basically, this program has the ability to automatically manage various passwords (for apps and websites) by simply entering a master password—simplifying the creation process. and remember the password. The password manager generates, saves, and tests a variety of complex, secure and per-login passwords as required, and allows you to simply remember the master password. Some of the most popular programs include LastPass, Dashlane, KeePass, 1Password, and RoboForm. Many articles and websites have detailed reviews of these and other programs.

Download and install a password manager. The specific steps will vary depending on the program you choose, so make sure you follow the instructions correctly. In general, you need to visit the appropriate developer’s website and click the “download” button before following the installation instructions for your operating system.

Set up a password manager. Again, the process will vary from program to program. However, what is essentially required is to set a complex master password that allows the creation and/or maintenance of multiple site and application-specific passwords to facilitate their access. The most popular programs usually have a user-friendly main feature.

Customization options. Most of the best password managers have the option to use the master password on your computer or sync it across multiple devices, so be prepared to determine which is best for you. In general, you are allowed to decide whether you want the program to automatically help you log in to the sites, whether you want to check the passwords to make sure they are distinct enough and are changed frequently.

Avoid setting a default password. Some default passwords include: password, guest, user, admin. These passwords are all available on the Internet, and many computer systems do not allow them to be set.

Avoid putting strings of numbers. Strings like 1234, 911, 112, 31415, 27183, or 0000 can be easily guessed because they are common strings.