Crappy Passwords Very Common

KeatonMill writes "CNN released this story about passwords. Apparently, a group of UK psychologists did a study about password selection, and found that many passwords can be guessed if access to the subject's desk is allowed (the article gives an example of sports memoribilia representing sports-related passwords). According to the study, 50 percent of people use names of family members or pets as passwords."

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How to pick a good password

[EricKrout.com]

The best way to think of a password is to conjure up a phrase that's random, but easy to memorize. Then, just use the first letter of each word as your password.

For example, if you're told to pick a password with at least six characters, you could randomly come up with: Dubya Doesn't Know A Goddamn Thing

Then, you'll have a good, random password (ddkagt) and you'll remember it, too.

If there are other restrictions (you need numbers, mix of upper/lower cases), just adjust your random phrase to coincide.

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