Remembering a lot of complex, which means, strong passwords is unrealistic and unnecessary. There are simple and affordable services and methods for storing passwords. They allow you to quickly access your data and copy it to log into your sites.
The set of characters, the alternation of uppercase and lowercase letters, the use of numbers - everything that people come up with and use as a password is very difficult to keep in mind.
It's good if you visit a couple of your favorite sites, but if there are dozens of resources, a bunch of payment systems plus your favorite social networks?
The task of remembering passwords becomes insurmountable. First, you need to determine what strong passwords should be.
That in no case should be used when creating passwords
- their names and family members;
- the nicknames of your pet;
- dates and years of birth: their own, relatives, children;
- a set of Russian words in Latin.
The first three points are clear: all this data can be found on social media pages in the public domain.
The fourth point is very unreliable. Don't listen to some counselors. By the very first letters picked up by the robot, all subsequent letters and the whole word are very easily guessed.
You can check it yourself: try to start typing the Russian word in the English register. The search robot will immediately suggest decryption options in the prompts. Password cracking programs are even faster and more sophisticated. Adding numbers will save the day for a while.
Strong password is a good password
There are two basic rules for guessing a strong password:
- it must be long (10-12 characters), - it must be absolutely illogical, meaningless.
In order not to rack your brains, use the online password generator services. The generated password will be created according to the parameters you specified and it will be almost impossible to guess it, as well as to remember it.
If you can't remember, where should you store it?
The safest way to store passwords is with a good old notebook. Not a single Trojan, not a single virus can jump down to you from the Internet and your computer and steal your passwords.
Write down passwords in Notepad or Notepad (available on any computer). You just need to copy and paste the desired password into the required entry field on the site. Disadvantage of this method: if the system is infected with viruses, you risk losing data. Or criminals will simply take them away from you. Be on the safe side.
Use programs and applications for browsers specially designed for storing passwords or virtual file storage.
Even if you keep the password file in cloud services like Yandex Disk or Dropbox, it will keep your passwords safe. Very high degree of password storage reliability.
Find browser apps like LastPass for Chrome.
The service is very convenient, but Google will store your passwords. If this does not bother you, use it. It is really very convenient. You open the site, enter the data and agree to save. Everything will lie "on the shelves" - sites, logins, passwords.
Since passwords must be complex in order to ensure the safety of accounts and pages, remembering them is an empty, hopeless and unnecessary task.
It is better to use the proposed methods of storing access to resources. They are designed to make life easier for Internet users.
