Password Security

There was a great article in the WSJ last week regarding password security on the internet. I clipped it, brought it to the office and threw it away :(
I meant to use it to illuminate and inform and instead I couldn't find my coffee cup and got distracted. I think I can hit the high-points though. I'll try.

IMPORTANT: use strong passwords.
Coming up with these is easier than you think. They suggested thinking of a song and using the initials of the title in camel case. Ex. "I Dream of Jeanie" would be "IdOj". Then, add your zip code to make it "IdOj02145". You can change song title to favorite saying and add a bible ref number like "6:14". EZ!

Another suggestion was to have one password for all applications in a specific category. So, categorize for "buying stuff", "family", "web storage" etc. That way you'll have the same password for each site in a specific category. I like this idea, however, I use a password safe (free online) and have a different password for each site. But this idea seems manageable.

Finally, the author said to create throw-away passwords for one time access - like you have to create an account to respond to a blog post that interests you.

So, I think I summed it up. What do you think?

Brian
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