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mattb777 · 2011-10-30 19:53:05

Many people on Scratch could have their password guessed and their account destroyed. Many older Scratchers have heard about SpriteMaster's account getting "hacked". What really happened is that his password was guessed.

Here is a guide to how to make your password.

1.Start with the name of your favorite pet:
gracey*

2.Scramble the letters:
cygaer

3.Add some letters:
cyigwehr

4.Add numbers:
cyig5we35hr718

5.Change Capitalization:
CyIg5wE35Hr718

*This is just an example. This password is not real in any way.

After these 5 steps, your password would be hard to guess. Add symbols if you wish!

GOOD PASSWORDS:
CyIg5wE35Hr718
Ga7R29fk
etc.

BAD PASSWORDS:
Password
(Your Username)
12345
Security
etc.

Extra Tips:
-Don't write down your password.
-Don't type randomly without knowing exactly what you're typing.

If you follow these tips, your account will be perfectly secure from password-guessers.

Please tell me if I forgot something, and Scratch On!

FallenIce · 2011-11-03 17:01:11

Well, you also have to make sure you can remember your password, so remember that.

I have my own password, thats not randomly capitalized nor scrambled, yet no one has gotten on my account. I can tell because theres no unknown posts i made.

Freakish · 2011-11-03 18:44:05

good but your example would be very hard to remember

Greatdane · 2011-11-04 00:40:37

I combine some random words using a portmanteau generator. tongue I like using Portmanteaur, but anything will do. Super easy to remember and very hard to hack. Just think of some random words. And pick something that looks hard to guess.

For instance, 'banana' and 'perfectionist':

Last edited by Greatdane (2011-11-04 00:41:13)

my-chemical-romance · 2011-11-04 00:58:00

Greatdane wrote:
I combine some random words using a portmanteau generator. I like using Portmanteaur, but anything will do. Super easy to remember and very hard to hack. Just think of some random words. And pick something that looks hard to guess.

For instance, 'banana' and 'perfectionist':
http://i.imgur.com/4UmXJ.png

barfectionist?

My dad randomly headbutts the keyboard, and his passwords are mental.

superplane · 2011-11-04 01:36:12

Or it could be in a different language! Just in English, or whatever language you speak, letters!

resistance · 2011-11-05 07:52:41

i like making random passwords like greenflower or satinblackshoes

mattb777 · 2011-11-05 13:15:05

I am hearing you all, but...
@FallenIce I have a part about knowing your password.
@Greatgane That is a good idea, but this guide is a quicker way for a tough password.
@my-chemical-romance How does he remember his passwords?
@superplane That's another plan, but my plan makes a password easier to remember.

my-chemical-romance · 2011-11-05 19:48:01

My dad writes them in .txt files and keeps them in a memory stick which is always on him.

resistance · 2011-11-07 12:53:02

my-chemical-romance wrote:
Greatdane wrote:
I combine some random words using a portmanteau generator. I like using, but anything will do. Super easy to remember and very hard to hack. Just think of some random words. And pick something that looks hard to guess.

For instance, 'banana' and 'perfectionist':
My dad randomly headbutts the keyboard, and his passwords are mental.

your dad sounds like a fascinating person

schnrfl · 2011-11-08 01:27:02

I actually use two passwords
the longer one (19 digits) for important accounts
and a shorter one (8 digits) for non-important

they're both really hard to guess
and I can type them in less than a second

Greatdane · 2011-11-08 21:32:05

mattb777 wrote:
I am hearing you all, but...
@Greatgane That is a good idea, but this guide is a quicker way for a tough password..

greatDane

I can disprove that. Takes a minute to make a password with your method... maybe... 10 seconds to make one with mine?

Not a contest by any means though. tongue

mattb777 · 2011-11-14 22:45:49

Well, first of all, that was a little typo. The "D" and "G" keys are pretty close together on a keyboard. Secondly, my guide is, once again, for those New Scratchers that are looking over the website and want a last-minute secure password. A secure password can be much shorter, though. You can make a secure, three-character password.

henley · 2011-11-15 07:10:17

Did you know that to make something a habit, you have to do it seventy times? So to get SUPER used to any new passwords I make, I type them a bunch of times in word.

Daroach1 · 2011-11-15 07:19:47

Mine uses Greek characters to prevent hacking. This isnt my password but it uses greek:
πίτας και κέικ= Pie and cake

Last edited by Daroach1 (2011-11-15 07:21:43)

henley · 2011-11-15 19:25:18

Daroach1 wrote:
Mine uses Greek characters to prevent hacking. This isnt my password but it uses greek:
πίτας και κέικ= Pie and cake

Do you have a Greek keyboard? It would be hard to do that EVERY time you logged into something.

mattb777 · 2011-11-15 19:44:36

Yours is in GREEK!?!?!?!? Very secure, yet lengthy and difficult at times.

mattb777 · 2011-11-22 21:23:59

I'm bumping this.

SJRCS_011 · 2011-11-22 21:37:54

I made a project that makes high quality passwords.
It may be useful, so here it is: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/SJRCS_011/2147705

Wickimen · 2011-11-22 23:08:14

Those are hard to remember
My passwords are kind of easy though hmm I'm thinking of trying a random word combo I will remember...

nightmarescratcher · 2011-11-22 23:46:15

My pass is in Arabic.

My recent pass was غراسييه

lol

EGiandr · 2011-11-23 00:20:25

Adding symbols really helps. As people rarely try symbols in there passwords.

nightmarescratcher · 2011-11-23 03:00:18

EGiandr wrote:
Adding symbols really helps. As people rarely try symbols in there passwords.

Yeah, like $ or &.

Firedrake969 · 2011-11-24 21:48:58

I have an easy-to-remember password but nobody has ever guessed it.

LiFaytheGoblin · 2011-11-26 11:27:18

this is a web-site where you can check if your password is secure ... and to know how long it takes to hack it!!
http://howsecureismypassword.net/

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