Typable Random Passwords

On rare occasion, you can't use your password manager to enter a password. This happens whenever I get a new phone or tablet. I'm forced to log into my account, without already having Keepass2Android installed. It is also needed when you change Email or WiFi passwords. Here's a trick to make this easier without renouncing the benefits of a random password.

If your website allows a - or . character, try doing a 20 character password and insert hyphens or slashes or underscores or commas every 4, or 5 characters, making it easier to read, longer, and including a special character.

So:
X6D7rnaCkLisjXxgy6Rik

would become
X6D7r-naCkL-isjxX-gy6Rik

or shortened to
X6D7.rnaC.kLis.jXxg.
if they had a 20 character limit and you used a . instead of the -.

These are easier to read, and often a better option for email accounts and office WiFi passwords.

Date: May 2018

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Home Forms About Current Newsletter subscribe Search All Articles Browse by Category Security Internet Mobile Business Hardware Fun		Typable Random Passwords On rare occasion, you can't use your password manager to enter a password. This happens whenever I get a new phone or tablet. I'm forced to log into my account, without already having Keepass2Android installed. It is also needed when you change Email or WiFi passwords. Here's a trick to make this easier without renouncing the benefits of a random password. If your website allows a - or . character, try doing a 20 character password and insert hyphens or slashes or underscores or commas every 4, or 5 characters, making it easier to read, longer, and including a special character. So: X6D7rnaCkLisjXxgy6Rik would become X6D7r-naCkL-isjxX-gy6Rik or shortened to X6D7.rnaC.kLis.jXxg. if they had a 20 character limit and you used a . instead of the -. These are easier to read, and often a better option for email accounts and office WiFi passwords. Date: May 2018 This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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