Many people ask, what is the right password for Facebook? Well, the answer is easy, there is not one but many passwords that fit. Just follow these basic rules:
- Do not use any part of your name or login name. Not even reversed.
- Do not use your birthday or year of birth.
- Are you a fan of something? Do not use that or parts of it. So Michael or Jacko, Lady Gaga or similar things are off limits.
- Change it frequently, at least every 3 to 6 month. You can modify it slightly to make it easier to remember. So instead of Fihs42@Usa you will use Fihs84@Ger.
- Just fell in love? That name of her or him is too easy to guess or crack.
- Make your password at least 8 characters long, 12 would be great. Do not use words from a dictionary.
- Put in numbers and characters, such as -,;.ß?=)(!? … you know what I mean.
- Uppercase and lowercase letters please.
- Do not repeat yourself. ttTT6655!! looks good, but is too obvious.
Try to make your password complicated but easy to remember for you. Build yourself a bridge to remember it. For example: “Lady Gaga is extremely 6y, even before 7 am.“ can be turned into LGie6y,eb7am. Of course, now this password is useless, because I explained it here. But you hopefully got the idea.
Do not forget to test your ideas with Yet Another Password Meter.