To create a secure password that is easy for you to remember try to follow these simple steps:

* Do not use personal information. Anything that is guessable such as pets name, your last name, date of
birth, address should be avoided.
* Do not use dictionary words. There are tools available which can perform a "dictionary hack". With
todays computing power it doesn't take too long to try every word that appears in the dictionary.
* Mix different character types. You can make a password much more secure by mixing upper and lower case
letters along with numbers and even special characters. A problem with this is Hsphere only allows certain
special characters _=!.,
Thats an underscore, equal sign, exclamation mark, period and comma
* Use a passphrase. Rather than trying to remember a password created using various character types
which is also not a word from the dictionary, you can use a passphrase. Think up a sentence or a line from a
song or poem and create a password using the first letter from each word.
* Use a password management tool. These tools maintain a list of usernames and passwords in encrypted
form. Some will even automatically fill in this information on sites.
* Do not use the same password. For each of the different services and websites you log into try to have
a different password. That way if one gets compromised the others are still safe.
* Change your passwords. You should change your password at least every 30 to 60 days.

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