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Creating One Strong, Easy-to-Remember Password for Use as a Master Password

To use a password manager, you need a Password to lock and unlock it. This password must be unique and adhere to all the robust rules. This one Password should have no relation to your life, family, anniversaries, hobbies, or travels. In other words, not guessable by someone with knowledge of your life. At the same time, this master password must be easy to remember and type, especially on a phone keyboard.

Here is a simple online tool from BitWarden. We will use it to generate pseudo-words (nonsense words) to create our unique, unguessable master password.

Open the Bitwarden Password Generator

  1. Set the Username Length to 5 or 6 characters.
  2. Choose only the Lowercase box.
  3. Now, click the circular arrow symbol to generate a word. Repeat clicking the circle arrow till you find a pseudoword you can pronounce.
  4. Copy and paste it in the “Build password here>” below.
    Repeat this process until you have 3 or 4 nonce words.
  5. Combine these non-words using numbers and symbols between them, and add some numbers to the beginning or end.
The goal is to create a 23- to 30 character random master password that you’ll use to secure the password manager. See, Here’s how I create a master password for details

Use the box below to construct a strong password and make multiple copies for printing.

Build password here> 

Then copy it multiple times below! Then select All > Richt Click > and Choose Print.  Refresh the page to clear your entries. Anonymous Pro

 

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Here’s how I create a master password.
First, I created three five-letter base words (betagerxcs, and glmde).
Note: I toggled through many combinations in the username generator tool for each base word until a variety appealed to me.
Next, combine them with numbers, symbols, and capital letters to create a 23-character or longer password. To achieve this, add numbers to the beginning or end, such as in the example (beTag83erxcs@glmDe#211-555-1267), resulting in a 30-character password. This random combination of letters, numbers, and symbols will be my Master Password for logging in to the password manager you choose and nowhere else.
  • After creating a new Master Password, print several copies to have one to store in your safe deposit box or fireproof safe, as well as a convenient location for reference while memorizing your new Master Password.
    Caution: You do not want to enter the Master Password in any editor that might automatically save it to your hard drive or the cloud (like MS Word, Google Docs, or your Email compose window). Windows Notepad (click Start or the Windows key, press” n”, choose Notepad from the list) is safe if you discard changes when closing the app or use the Chrome browser notepad.
  • To open the Chrome browser notepad, type or copy and paste data: text/html, <html contenteditable> in your omnibar (address bar). That may seem daunting to remember every time you want to access the Notepad, but it’s possible to add this to your bookmarks, making it easily accessible.
    Tip: You can drag the URL directly from the omnibar to the bookmark bar. I edit the Name to make it shorter, allowing for more items on the bookmark bar.

How long does it take to crack a Password? See the chart or the Password Strength Testing Tool.

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