Perfect Passwords: Selection, Protection, Authentication

too easy to derive a predictable password such as Fluffy13. Avoid having more

than 10 percent of your password be numbers, and avoid predictable numeric

patterns.

The most common password pattern utilizing numbers is a dictionary

word or name followed by one or two numbers, such as cecil6, ford99, katie5,

or broncos12.You should avoid this pattern.

Almost a third of all passwords end in a number.Ten percent of all pass-

words end with the number one. If you use numbers in your password, try

using them throughout your entire password and don’t forget about the less

popular numbers.

The following are some examples of how to use numbers in your

passwords: ...