Matt Kinni wrote:
> Everyone says it should be as long as possible, but there comes a point
> where it's just impossible to remember anything longer than 20
> characters. What do you think?
Hello,
I would say a password should be between 8 - 12 characters long. But
that isn't that important. Eight characters is long enough if you apply
these
rules:
a) All characters alowed - a-z , A-Z, 0-9, all special characters
b) Have a system : For example: Take a sentence as basis for your
passphrase:
Sentence (Clue): This is my 1st sentence as basis for very long
passphrase!
The resulting passphrase could be:
Tim1ssabfvlp!
OR
hsysesaoeoa!
OR
!Tpilmv1fsba
and so onYou get it? There are infinite possibilities. That's the trick. Not the length of a password is decisive but the quality. The quality of your password decides how much effort is necessary to hack it. Hope that helps. W. Canis
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