[Best Answer] What is a strong password?

Q: What is a strong password?

I'm always seeing articles about securing my system and need some advice on whats a good password. Please help!
  A: Here's the lowdown on passwords and security...

A strong password is one which can't be guessed easily.

Here's a top 20 of passwords from a recent adobe breach.

1.   1911938      EQ7fIpT7i/Q=                    123456
2.    446162      j9p+HwtWWT86aMjgZFLzYg==        123456789
3.    345834      L8qbAD3jl3jioxG6CatHBw==        password
4.    211659      BB4e6X+b2xLioxG6CatHBw==        adobe123
5.    201580      j9p+HwtWWT/ioxG6CatHBw==        12345678
6.    130832      5djv7ZCI2ws=                    qwerty
7.    124253      dQi0asWPYvQ=                    1234567
8.    113884      7LqYzKVeq8I=                    111111
9.     83411      PMDTbP0LZxu03SwrFUvYGA==        photoshop
10.    82694      e6MPXQ5G6a8=                    123123
11.    76910      j9p+HwtWWT8/HeZN+3oiCQ==        1234567890
12.    76186      diQ+ie23vAA=                    000000
13.    70791      kCcUSCmonEA=                    abc123
14.    61453      ukxzEcXU6Pw=                    1234
15.    56744      5wEAInH22i4=                    adobe1
16.    54651      WqflwJFYW3+PszVFZo1Ggg==        macromedia
17.    48850      hjAYsdUA4+k=                    azerty
18.    47142      rpkvF+oZzQvioxG6CatHBw==        iloveyou
19.    44281      xz6PIeGzr6g=                    aaaaaa
20.    43670      Ypsmk6AXQTk=                    654321

The best type of password is one that cannot easily be remembered or cracked by an electronic means.
So, here's a couple of tips on how to create a strong password.

1. Combine several words, numbers and special characters, e.g. facebook-mark-bumble-123!

2. Use a password helper - this creates a long hashed password based on key data you know. An encrypted password is difficult to hack and to remember so a password helper page will display your strong password for long enough for you to copy and paste it.

Try a password helper here. No personal data is transferred over the internet or stored, so it's safe to use.
http://hopgood.eu/password/

You can re-use the password generator to remind you of your strong passwords at any time. Remember your PIN! Remember we don't store any personal information for you.