If you are going to use a password for anything, you may as well make sure it is a strong one. "Strong" meaning that it would be difficult for someone to guess or crack the password using many of the tools available on the net. Some tips to create a good strong password would be: [LIST] [*]Don't use any names/words that someone close to you could guess (such as a pet or partners name) [*]Don't use a dictionary word, as many cracking tools can run through word lists in seconds [*]Make the password [B]at least 8 characters[/B] long [*]Use a combination of [B]upper and lowercase letters[/B] [*]Add [B]numeric [/B]characters and [B]symbols[/B] where possible [*]Use a different password each time where possible (at least for sensitive things like online banking)[/LIST]Examples of a weak password would be : dodgem, 1password, dog12345 Examples of a strong password would be : 4gYu-9yQba, 7Fius7fd5, 6NKJnsd8a There are plenty of free password generator sites on the internet, a good example being : [URL]http://www.goodpassword.com/[/URL]. This site allows you to generate a secure password based on many different variables.
