Here are some tips to avoid passwords that would be easy to guess. DON T use nothing at all. Blank passwords are usually an intruder s first guess. User IDs are widely distributed through e-mail and phone lists. DON T use cyclical passwords such as the name of the current month.
Cyclical passwords are easy to guess.
Avoid names or words associated with your hobbies, favorite books or movies, car or driver license number. And be careful using foreign languages they may fool Americans, but they won t fool foreigners. Since the Internet is global, intruders could attempt to break-in from any country in the world. And, avoid using script files, macros and options with embedded passwords to automate your login process. Use Different Passwords on Different Systems Passwords used for secure access should be different than those used for non-secure access.