Beginner · 5 min
Create a Strong Password
Make unique passphrases and protect important accounts.
Before you start
A strong password needs to be unique as well as hard to guess. Reusing a password lets a breach at one service put another account at risk. Begin with your main email account because it often receives password-reset messages.
Follow these steps
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Use a long passphrase that is hard to guess.
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Use a different password for every important account.
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Store passwords in a reputable password manager.
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Turn on two-step verification.
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Never share one-time security codes.
Examples
Use several unrelated words plus numbers and symbols; do not copy a public example.
Try it yourself
Privately identify one reused password. Open that service directly, generate a unique replacement with a password manager, save it, and test a sign-in. Never copy a password printed in a public lesson.
If you get stuck
If you cannot remember long passwords, store them in a reputable manager instead of shortening or reusing them. Check recovery options before changing an important account. Two-step verification adds another check; save its recovery codes separately.
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