A simple password management trick.
Hey readers!
In the era of technology, we have to
use many applications and visit many websites. Most of them require a login
identity and a password. But the problem we face usually is how one can
remember passwords for every application or website. In this article, I have
put my idea on secure password management practice.
The worse idea to set a password is
with name and date of birth and most people practice this. These are easy to
find or crack for threat actors. People use their name with a set of numbers,
like “Ezekiel@123” or “Tony@123”. It is easy to remember but also easy to
guise. So never use a password with a name. Some people put the date of birth
in passwords, like “Silky1990” and “Bob10121992”. Some people use their pet's
name, like “bella@789” and “simba5678”. Some people also write down their
passwords on their desks, on the computer screen, and in books or diaries.
These are some common unsafe practices people do.
“Change me with dignity, make a new one
but don’t forget me. OKAY!”
More passwords are hard to remember or
nearly impossible. But what if we don’t need to remember passwords. We usually
can not remember 50 passwords for different websites but we can remember some
methods/logic/algorithms to create passwords and it will definitely help you to
recall or guise your password because only you know the recipe.
Methodology or algorithm: Your secret recipe
Let's assume Bob Biswas wants to create
a strong password but he is unable to recall it every time. So he created a
password with his name and date of birth, and it looks like “Bob@03122021”.
This is very easy to guise. But we already know Bob Biswas is unable to recall
passwords so we should help him create a strong password with the help of his
date of birth and name.
Method:
So we have a name and a date of
birth.
Name: Bob Biswas
DOB: 03/12/2021
Now we will create a password with
this. We will use the same name and Date of birth but with a different
perspective.
Step1- Select the first two
and last two letters of the name. Bob Biswas.
Boas
Step2- Take any special
character or symbol. We pick @.
Step3- Multiply the day by the month of the date of birth.
DOB: 03/12/2021
03*12 = 36
Step4- Sum all the numbers
in the date of birth
DOB: 03/12/2021
0+3+1+2+2+0+2+1 = 11
Step5- In last we use the
first and last letter of the website, for example- Facebook
fk
Step6- Combine all the
above findings
Password: Boas@3611fk
This password has 11 characters but if
we know how it was created we can recall it easily. Regularly change the method
to set a password. We can use the same password with different methods like
Fk@3611boas
Boas@fk3611
36bo@11asfk
Fboask@3611
3611@FKboas
Points to remember
- Avoid using dictionary words in passwords.
- Example: rose@123, redwine#4547
- Never use the name
- Example: Biswas4547@
- Never use the date of birth as it is
- Example: Bob@1994
- Never use address
- Example: Bob@11bengal
- Never use your organization’s name
- Example: Apple@google
- Never use the small phrase
- Example: Ilovecat
- Never write down passwords.
- Try to avoid small passwords.
Points to consider
- If you are using phrases in the password then consider using misspelled words.
- Use more than 1 method to create passwords for different websites.
- Remember the methods then you can recall your passwords easily.
- Change your passwords and methods regularly.
- Reliable Passwords Managers will be useful.
We can use our own algorithms to create
passwords. SO try it and make your password strong. One thing that must
consider 100% security is a myth because technology is evolving and so it's
misuses. So keep practicing to harden your passwords and keep changing.
This is my first blog article. Please
provide your views and also give suggestions.
Thank you.