Following is a great article about creating strong passwords. At the very least, it will give you ideas for creating your own. Enjoy!
How to choose very strong passwords that are easy to remember by Dewald Pretorius from his Tweetlater newsletter:
Step 1: Pick 2 Starting Characters
To make it easy to remember, all your passwords should start with the same characters. Pick 2 characters from the list of special characters that you see above the numbers on your keyboard and to the left of the Enter key.
These characters are: ~`!@#$%^&*()_-+={}[]:;”‘<>?/|\
Pick any two of them as your password starting characters.
Step 2: Pick 2 Ending Characters
In exactly the same way, pick two different special characters that will be at the end of your passwords. Don’t pick the same characters as your starting characters.
Step 3: Construct The Middle Part Using The Website Name
Take the first 6 characters of the website domain name where you want to use the password. If the domain name is shorter than 6 characters, then use the full domain name.
Now substitute some characters and capitalize others. For example: a becomes @, e becomes 3, i becomes 1, o becomes 0, and u becomes ^. You can capitalize more than 1 character if you want to.
Decide on a standard for yourself regarding which character(s) you’re going to capitalize.
The next step is to drop the last character and append the Ending Characters that you picked in Step 2.
The last step is to add the Starting Characters to the beginning of the password.
You can use more than the first 6 characters of the domain name if you want to. It just means your passwords will be slightly longer.
Is This Password Strong?
Yes, it is very strong. With this method you’re potentially using any of 30 special characters, 10 numerals, and 26 lower case and 26 uppercase characters.
Making It Even Stronger
If you’re concerned that some hackers might know about this password construction method, simply pick 3 starting characters and/or 3 ending characters, or as many as you like. Any slight variation of the method makes your passwords even more secure.
