From: "John Oellrich" 

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Judy,

I use three easily remembered combinations (I won't tell what they are =
based on) of alpha characters and numbers and then mix in things like [, =
], {, and } in a standard fashion. Not immune to a dictionary attack, = but
going beyond alphanumerics makes it harder. Of course some sites = don't
allow the punctuation stuff, which sucks.

--=20
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net
  "Judy Folkenberg"  wrote in message =
news:3FCBF179.6DB192AB{at}mail.nlm.nih.gov...
  Just curious.  How do you all decide on passwords?  The reason I ask =
is
  that the Library just changed mail software (to much gnashing of the
  teeth--we're being forced to use Outlook and no one is happy) so we've
  all been assigned passwords until we come up with our own.  Mine is a
  mixture of small letters and caps mixed with numbers.  I hate it as I
  can never remember it.

  Do you have certain "systems" ie wife and kids's names, birthdates or
  adaptations of such, or taking such things as botanical terms or
  zoological terms (or the terms in any kind of exising system) and
  adapting them.  Or do you try and make passwords as complicated as
  possible, ie mixing keyboard symbols with numbers and letters?

  I'm certainly not giving out my secrets when it comes to choosing
  passwords!

  Judy

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Judy,
 
I use three easily remembered combinations (I won't tell what they =
are=20
based on) of alpha characters and numbers and then mix in things like [, = ], {,=20
and } in a standard fashion. Not immune to a dictionary attack, but = going beyond=20
alphanumerics makes it harder. Of course some sites don't allow the = punctuation=20
stuff, which sucks.
-- john
 
oellrich{at}earthlink.net">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">oellrich{at}earthlink.net

  "Judy Folkenberg" <folkenj{at}mail.nlm.nih.gov>=">mailto:folkenj{at}mail.nlm.nih.gov">folkenj{at}mail.nlm.nih.gov>=
 wrote=20
  in message news:3FCBF179.6DB192AB{at}m=
ail.nlm.nih.gov...Just=20
  curious.  How do you all decide on passwords?  The reason I =
ask=20
  isthat the Library just changed mail software (to much gnashing of =

  theteeth--we're being forced to use Outlook and no one is happy) =
so=20
  we'veall been assigned passwords until we come up with our =
own.  Mine=20
  is amixture of small letters and caps mixed with numbers.  I =
hate it=20
  as Ican never remember it.Do you have
certain "systems" ie =
wife=20
  and kids's names, birthdates oradaptations of such, or taking such =
things=20
  as botanical terms orzoological terms (or the terms in any kind of =
exising=20
  system) andadapting them.  Or do you try and make passwords =
as=20
  complicated aspossible, ie mixing keyboard symbols with numbers =
and=20
  letters?I'm certainly not giving out my secrets when it comes =
to=20
 
choosingpasswords!Judy

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