Make Managing Passwords Easier

Posted: February 27, 2017

[caption id="attachment_13013" align="alignright" width="375"] Image from pcworld.com[/caption] The world of passwords has become more complicated than ever. The necessity for longer, more complex passwords can make it much harder to actually remember them. But, keeping your information safe is worth the hassle. These three steps can help make managing all those passwords easier. Ian Paul, writer for PC World, shares steps to make managing passwords easier.

Three steps to make managing passwords easier

Passwords are a necessary inconvenience. Yes, they’re a pain to create and manage, but vital for keeping your accounts and devices secure. It might seem we’re approaching the death of the password with the rise of biometric authentication and other such tech; but no single security method is foolproof. For the foreseeable future, expect to rely on a combination of techniques, including passwords. And, really, passwords don’t have to be a pain. In fact, managing your passwords can be downright easy, or at least easier than you think. Create strong passwords There are a number of suggestions for how to create passwords, but the basic idea is that it be hard to guess. To be clear, we’re not trying to keep your neighbor from guessing it, but a computer running through dictionaries of common passwords. That means no common words or phrases, and passwords that use a mixture of letters, numbers, and symbols are most desirable. Some services don’t allow the use of symbols, so be on the lookout for those restrictions. As for length, the standard suggestion is eight characters minimum, but 10 or more is even better. Read the entire article Three Steps to Make Managing Passwords Easier on PC World.