Safest password?

[Tune]

Hi. After my son guessing my password again, ive changed it. But wandering what is the most secure password?
A letter combination
A Number combination
A mixture of letters and numbers (im guessing this one)

Thanks.

[SnakeBreeder]

Originally Posted by Tune

Hi. After my son guessing my password again, ive changed it. But wandering what is the most secure password?
A letter combination
A Number combination
A mixture of letters and numbers (im guessing this one)

Thanks.

Yep you want a mix of the two. I find using two unrelated words together like "fatfrogs" and a few numbers works best.
so you'd end up with something like fatfrogs41965
The longer the password the harder it should be to break.
Stephen

[Tune]

ok, thanks Stephen! Will sort it out now.

[Brat]

I have th emost pathetic password for some sites, like this.. but for sites that I dont want people knowing my passwords (Online banking etc) I have a long password made up of a random word plus random numbers

[Diablo]

Are you sure your son hasn't installed Keylogger onto your computer? Prehaps thats how he's cracking your codes

[Tops]

a 9 or more digit password incorporating lower and higher case letters, numbers and symbols works best.

Something like D"£$msE3s

[Marinam2]

I frequently do the same. I change E's to 3's and always use capitols mid word and always a really long random word.

Marina

[o0oTonyo0o]

Use Alt-Characters.

Like this....

☺☻♥♦♣♠•◘♣◘○○○


http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html

[quizicalkat]

We have a great one for the comp so the kids can't get on un supervised. We have a long very rude sentence with no gaps. that way we can't tell them even if we are being lazy, and would be difficult for them to guess!

[SpiderGirl33]

I have lots of different passwords, i dont have the same password for 2 sites etc. Normally have a mixture of capitals and numbers, and very random words, even made up words