You are reviewing computer security issues with a new techni

You are reviewing computer security issues with a new technician in your department. You are currently discussing your company’s strong password policy and how to teach customers to use strong passwords. Of the following, which represents a strong password that a customer will be likely to remember?

A. password

B. Pa$$wo5d

C. 4s&7yrsaO

D. 5gh90j6r9v94f$2&&

Solution

C. 4s&7yrsaO

One method of teaching customers to use strong passwords that they will remember is to have them base their password on a phrase rather than a word. For instance, 4s&7yrsaO is based on the famous phrase used by Abraham Lincoln, “Four score and seven years ago, our.” While you may not want to use a phrase that is so famous, having a customer use the lyrics to a song or the words to a favorite poem, shifting it to be represented by letters, numbers, and special characters, is better than using a single word and changing a few of the characters.