A Really Good Article on How Easy it Is to Crack Passwords

I found this somewhat depressing.

[url=https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-1306.html#13]A Really Good Article on How Easy it Is to Crack Passwords[/url]

Depressing, yes, but not news.

The most secure passwords are those which are completely random.

I use a random password generator which produces strings such as kaJ_-HF-/s@9 and Un3*^+eA/(.*

I have a usb flash drive with the password storage program and all my passwords. Doesn't do any good for a phone, of course, but provides as much security as you can reasonably expect on a computer.

I think a good rule of thumb for passwords is, "If you can remember it, they can crack it."

A better rule of thumb is, "If I CAN'T remember it I'm screwed".