What Are Some Strategies for Choosing a Good Password?

Use lines from a childhood verse:

Verse Line: Yankee Doodle went to town
Password: YDwto#town

Expressions inspired by the name of a city:

City Expression: I love Paris in the springtime
Password: ILpinST

City Expression: Chicago is my kind of town
Password: CimYKot

Foods disliked during childhood:

Food: rice and raisin pudding
Password: ricNraiPudng

Food: boiled broccoli
Password: boi%Brocc

Transformation techniques:

Technique: Transliteration
Illustrative Expression: photographic
Password: foTOgrafik

Technique: Interweaving of characters in successive words
Illustrative Expression: iron horse
Password: ihrOrnSe

Technique: Interweaving of characters in successive words
Illustrative Expression: file drawer
Password: FdirLawer

Technique: Substitution of synonyms
Illustrative Expression: coffee break
Password: jaVa*rest

Technique: Substitution of antonyms
Illustrative Expression: stoplight
Password: starTdark

Note: Obviously, you shouldn't use any of the passwords used as examples in this brochure. Treat these examples as guidelines only.

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