How to make a strong password you can remember
Use a long, unique password. Keep the real one out of AI chats.
A strong password is hard to guess and used for just one account. A long phrase based on your life, a song or a quote can still be easy to guess.
A password manager can make and store a random password. For a passphrase, choose unrelated words at random. Follow the site's length rules. Aim for at least 12 characters; use more where allowed.
Do not ask ChatGPT to make or rate your real password. A password copied from an example is no longer a private choice.
- Choose your own trusted device and the real account's settings.
- Use your password manager to make it. Or choose a long random passphrase in private.
- Save it in your password manager. Give that tool a strong main password. Turn on its extra sign-in checks too.
- Check that you can sign in. Add two-step login if offered. Keep the recovery details in a safe place.
Explain why a long, random, unique password is stronger than a pet's name plus a year. Do not ask for my password or make one for me to use.
Paste the message into ChatGPT, then fill in any blanks before you send it. ChatGPT opens in a new tab. Opening it does not send the message.
Change an exposed password promptly, including on other accounts where you reused it.
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