Table of Contents

How random is random?; Why they always want numbers in your password; Why you have to keep changing your password; 20 pointers for perfect passwords; How crackers crack; You're never as tricky as you think; Password safekeeping; Celebrate Password Day; What about secret questions? Never ever, except sometimes, reuse your password; What does your password say about you?; The top 200 passwords

Reviews

"What is the key to coming up with a secure password? Length. Use 10 characters or more, says Mark Burnett, author of Perfect Passwords (Syngress, $26, amazon.com). "Best are passwords that consist of a few parts"—words, prefixes, spelled-out numbers. Good examples: bluebananas and skyisfalling. "They’re easy to remember, and when you’re prompted to switch your password, you can just swap out one chunk," he says. With this method, foursaltypeanuts becomes foursaltycashews."--Real Simple Magazine