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What makes a good password?

You will understand passwords and learn to pick one that is strong.

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A password is your secret word that opens your account. Only you should know it. It keeps your account safe from other people.

A good password is long and hard to guess. Try mixing a few words, a number, and a symbol. Longer is stronger.

Do not use your name or birthday. Those are too easy to guess. It also helps to use a different password for each account.

Try this
  1. Pick three small words you can remember, like sunny garden chair.
  2. Add a number and a symbol, like Sunny-Garden-Chair7.
  3. Write it down and keep the paper somewhere safe at home.
  4. Use a fresh password for each account you make.
A message you can copy

Can you help me think of a strong password I can actually remember? It should be long and hard to guess. Please explain why it is strong.

Paste it into ChatGPT, then change the words in brackets to fit you. It opens in a new tab, so you will not lose this page.

Buddy, your friendly guide
Buddy says

A long password made of a few words is both strong and easy to remember.

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