Creating a strong Password is more important now than ever. If you carry out banking-related tasks online, it is essential that you secure all your accounts with impenetrable passwords. Most brute force attacks these days are good enough to penetrate accounts with weak passwords. It is also a good idea to use different passwords for different accounts and enable two-factor authentication in apps that support it. Check out how you can generate a strong password below.

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Tips to keep in mind while creating a strong password

• Make sure the password is more than 6 characters long: This is pretty standard advice, but important nonetheless. Smaller passwords are relatively easier to guess. Ideally, your password should be 12 characters long. This makes it hard to guess but easy to retain.
• Never include personal information: Your personal information can be extracted from your social media profiles and used to guess your password. Using your name, nickname, or hobbies for your password is not a good idea. Always go for something random that cannot be found on your public profiles.
• Add uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters: Make sure the special characters and letters are interspersed randomly in your password. Do not use numbers that may correspond to your birthdate, birth year, or any significant anniversary.
• Do not use words found in the dictionary: Professional hackers use advanced programs that guess thousands of words per minute to crack your password. If you include words from the dictionary, it becomes easier to land on your password using a series of correct word combinations. If you want to use a proper word instead of a random string, you can substitute some of the letters with numbers and special characters. For example, newdelhi245 can become N3Wd3Lh!245. Similarly, abhishek567 can become @b|-|!Sh3k567.

Use a password generator

If you don’t want to go through the trouble of setting up a unique and strong password for every account you own, simply use a Password Generator. Most password manager apps have a password generator baked into them. Once the password is created, it gets saved in the app and can be used at any given time. If you don’t want to install an app on your smartphone, simply use an online tool to generate a password. Here’s how.

Step 1: Go to LastPass’ password generator page.

Step 2: Click on Use Password Generator.

Step 3: LastPass will generate a random password for you. You can customise it further by increasing its length, making it easier to say or read, and adding or removing uppercase/lowercase letters, special characters, and numbers.

Step 4: Click on Copy Password to copy it to your clipboard.

You can save this password on your PC or Android smartphone using Google Password Manager.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is an example of a strong password?

Random strings with uppercase and lowercase letters, special characters, and numbers make the best passwords. For example, 5$_r5JUoykf6f, &1rQR90870N\|, and jA)u2WsK

How do I create a strong password?

Use an online password generator to create a strong password. Websites like LastPass and Avast offer this tool for free.

Where do I store my passwords?

You can use third-party apps like Bitwarden, 1Password, and Dashlane to store the passwords of all your online accounts.

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Conclusion

This is how you can create or generate strong passwords for your online accounts. While using a password generator, it is important that you use Google Password Manager or any other third-party app to store your passwords since they can be hard to remember. Read this article for our top 5 password managers for iPhone.

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