Solved Do you use a strong password for root?

[Deleted member 66267]

If I used a too strong password generated by online site, then I can't remember it. I did write it into paper but it took me twice to be able to enter the correct string. If I used a too simple password then I fear brute-force attack. So what is the moderate way to do it? A medium strong password? But what is a medium strong password anyway?

p/s: I always use failure1234 as both root and user password on my VPS. User can doas root without password anyway. I don't know what's better.

 

[eternal_noob]

If I used a too strong password generated by online site, then I can't remember it.

The trick is to remember a complete sentence and use the first letters of the individual words. That's easy.
For example:

"Today i go to the zoo and i will see one zebra and two giraffes."

The password would be:

Tigttzaiws1za2g.

I could not remember that password either but i can remember that stupid sentence.

 

[Deleted member 66267]

The trick is to remember a complete sentence and use the first letters of the individual words. That's easy.
For example:

"Today i go to the zoo and i will see one zebra and two giraffes."

The password would be:

Tigttzaiws1za2g.

I could not remember that password either but i can remember that stupid sentence.

This trick is useful. I'm not English speaker so my sentence will not in English. The international hackers will have real trouble to guess my password