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Choosing a good password.

You should choose a passphrase or sufficiently complex nonsense password.

A password should contain:

  • Nonsense phrases (yep), bad punctuation; sTrangE capitaliZation, random di9gits, and mis-speled words. These all help make good passwords, no matter what language you use.
  • No personal information. Nothing should publicly relate to you. Your home address, email address, or names of significant others are all poor choices.
  • Nothing the same as other logins/passwords for your Internet life. Pick different passwords for each area of your life. Pick a password of appropriate strength for what it is protecting.