Use Random Psswords

[Geek-9pm]

The recommendation to Use Random Psswords is so obvious, yet so many do not. Why should they be random? So bad people will not guess and  enter your account!
Here is a good article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_password_generator
A random password generator is software program or hardware device that takes input from a random or pseudo-random number generator and automatically generates a password. Random passwords can be generated manually, using simple sources of randomness such as dice or coins, or they can be generated using a computer.

While there are many examples of "random" password generator programs available on the Internet, generating randomness can be tricky and many programs do not generate random characters in a way that ensures strong security. A common recommendation is to use open source security tools where possible, since they allow independent checks on the quality of the methods used. Note that simply generating a password at random does not ensure the password is a strong password, because it is possible, although highly unlikely, to generate an easily guessed or cracked password. In fact there is no need at all for a password to have been produced by a perfectly random process: it just needs to be sufficiently difficult to guess

Here are just a few of many web sites that offer randowm passwords:

http://www.pctools.com/guides/password/%20/
https://www.random.org/passwords/
https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

My question is 'How can I remember my passwords?'

[DaveLembke]

For the most complex passwords I have always just used a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters. And memorization would be something that makes sense to me, but no one else such as the following. Which this one could be figured out if anyone was really bored and wanted a challenge seeing it as it is, but it wont be in any dictionary attack etc. I dont use this password, but it has a meaning and is part of something bigger.

!0mOfW@A1TpoaG

But if you have a keylogger etc, or an insecure connection to a site, it doesnt matter how complex it is, its in plain site/capture.

My biggest complaint with complex passwords is that there are many sites out there that have filters that dont allow special characters etc such as !@#$%^&*()_ to be used in passwords. And they confine you to Alpha upper and lower case and numerics making these passwords that much easier to crack and leet is not much help. Fortunately if cracked its usually just a web site that you had to register with to get cheat codes for a game or to play a free online game etc, so no major crisis if someone figured it out.

[jason2074]

See also http://ss64.com/passwords/