Strong password components
Strong passwords must:
Must be 9-30 characters long, the longer the better.
Must include an upper case character
Must include a lower case character
Must include at least 1 number
Passwords should not be:
A word in any dictionary, language, slang, dialect, etc. including Klingon and Elvish.
Made from personal information like dates, names of family or pets, credit card numbers, license plate, etc., and should not be a commonly used password.
Note: Do not use special characters (e.g., %, #, *) in PCC passwords because not all PCC systems are able to accept them.
Ways to create a strong password
Don't use the specific examples below as your password!
Phrases - use the first letter of each word and substitute a few numbers
“Passwords don't really have to be that hard to remember.” becomes: Pdrh2bTh2r
"She sailed away on a sunny sunny day on the back of a crocodile" becomes: SSaoa22dotboaC
Mix up words
Simply combining words is fairly weak, mixing them up is stronger.
DenverBroncos1 – decodes in a second. brDEonNVcoER1s – (DENVER in broncos) is much stronger.
1965Mustang – decodes in the first second. 1MuS9TaN6G5 – would take a long time to crack.
Misspell, change case, and include numbers
Rainbow - change case and misspell - RiEnbow - add numbers RiEn3bo44w9 = Strong Password
Use 4 or more totally unrelated words
Total length must be under 30 characters - no spaces