Is a secure yet memorable password a utopia?

Do you think that a password that contains numbers, letters and special characters is necessarily secure? Pretty much every person nowadays encounters various forms of login very often, whether it is a login to a system, a purchase on a favourite e-shop or a login to online banking. Although the importance of each type of application may seem different, they generally have one thing in common: using a login and password.

I'm sure most of us have encountered a situation where, as a user, you registered a profile when shopping on a website, for example, and needed to "figure out" a password. But what password to choose? Invent a new one, or use one that has already worked for us at XY? And the exact same majority of us end up concluding that it's not important, because it's "just" an e-shop, and end up choosing what they've used in the past. Besides underestimating the importance, laziness is of course also to blame - who is supposed to remember all the passwords?

Experts' opinions on password usage, length and complexity are clear and strict. One should not use the same password for two different services. The user should choose a password longer than 8 characters, using not only letters, but also numbers and special characters, of course. According to IT experts, a good password should simply look something like this:ExDx9nnQ1*3hd8+utS#GWHeHbtd. But now, really hand on heart - who will remember such a password? How do you choose a password that is secure enough to be remembered by you, yet unbreakable by those who shouldn't know it?

Remember to forget saving your passwords in a text file or spreadsheet. This option is certainly not foolproof, on the contrary it ranks at the bottom of the security ladder. The safest option is to simply remember all your passwords - unfortunately, this option is not very realistic.

For storing passwords that are difficult for humans to remember, some sort of keypass can be quite useful. The advantage of using a "password wallet" is the need to remember only one master password, and the others are already securely stored and encrypted by a strong algorithm. There are both apps that you install on your own computer and cloud-based solutions. You will see the advantage of an online application when you use multiple computers, e.g. at home and at work. It should be noted that a good keypass includes a password generator, so there is no need to worry your head, the program will generate a complex password for you. The downside of the web app may be that the passwords, although encrypted, are stored outside of your computer.

Don't know how to manage passwords or choose the right, secure and proven password storage application? Don't hesitate to contact us. We have experts on our team who will be happy to help you.