The recent news tend to push a old and wrong habit, first read here:
xkcd: Password Strength
A good password is unpredictable and while a random sequence of character is by definition the most unpredictable thing IT IS NOT what you obtain telling people to use mixed chars and strange characters. What you obtain is well explained in the xkcd strip there.
To make a strong password but still easy to remember I strongly suggest to use a random sequence of 4-6 common, easy to type, words.
For example:
"fief prison gourd tudor heal"
Is a great password (no, it is not mine) and it is fairly easy to remember and type.
Please, read this page about a good way to make good password.
xkcd: Password Strength
A good password is unpredictable and while a random sequence of character is by definition the most unpredictable thing IT IS NOT what you obtain telling people to use mixed chars and strange characters. What you obtain is well explained in the xkcd strip there.
To make a strong password but still easy to remember I strongly suggest to use a random sequence of 4-6 common, easy to type, words.
For example:
"fief prison gourd tudor heal"
Is a great password (no, it is not mine) and it is fairly easy to remember and type.
Please, read this page about a good way to make good password.
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