Examples of a Strong Password

Examples of a Strong Password

Examples of Weak Passwords

Hackers and computer intruders use automated software to submit hundreds of guesses per minute to user accounts and attempt to gain access. These tools use lists of dictionary words to guess the password sequentially. Some tools add common symbols, numbers, or signs that may be added to the password to make it more complicated.

How to Make Your Password More Secure

To keep your accounts secure, make a strong password that's difficult to guess and store it in a password manager so you won't forget. A strong password is more resistant to guessing, so it's unlikely to be found in a brute force dictionary hack.

The best way to create a secure password is to start with a simple password and turn it into a complex one.

The table below shows examples of a simple password that is progressively made more complex. The first column lists simple words that are easy to remember and are found in the dictionary. The second column is a modification of the first column. The last column shows how the simple password is converted into one that is harder to figure out.

Weak Password	Better Password	Strong Password
kitty	1Kitty	1Ki77y
susan	Susan53	.Susan53
jellyfish	jelly22fish	jelly22fi$h
smellycat	sm3llycat	$m3llycat
allblacks	a11Blacks	a11Black$
usher	!usher	!ush3r
ebay44	ebay.44	&ebay.44
deltagamma	deltagamm@	d3ltagamm@
ilovemypiano	!LoveMyPiano	!Lov3MyPiano
Sterling	SterlingGmal2015	SterlingGmail20.15