# How can I make more secure passwords that I can still remember?

This link below leads to a few simple systems described in a paper titled “Simple Formula for Strong Passwords: Dramatically Increase Information Security with Minimal Training, and Without Costly Infrastructure Changes.” (It’s a 42 page <span class="caps">PDF</span>.)

- [http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/authentication/1636.php](http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/authentication/1636.php)

Slightly off topic, but if you must write a password down, see if you can write only part of it, just enough to help you remember the rest.

## Related Reading

- [http://xkcd.com/936/](http://xkcd.com/936/) – in comic form
- [Lock IT Down: Creating passwords that are secure and easy to remember](http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-1047939.html)
- [Creating Secure Passwords](http://www.verio.com/support/documents/view_article.cfm?doc_id=3683)
- [A Future-Adaptable Password Scheme](http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix99/provos.html)
- [http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2011/11/08/want-to-create-a-really-strong-password-dont-ask-google/](http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2011/11/08/want-to-create-a-really-strong-password-dont-ask-google/)

*If anyone has other suggestions, please add them.*

See [https://kb.ucla.edu/link/1037](https://kb.ucla.edu/link/1037)