So, You Want to See Some Strong Passwords?

Here are example passwords that discourage 'brute force' dictionary cracking:

OK Password:	Better Password:	Excellent Password:
kitty	1Kitty	1Ki77y
susan	Susan53	.Susan53
jellyfish	jelly22fish	jelly22fi$h
smellycat	sm3llycat	$m3llycat
allblacks	a11Blacks	a11Black$
usher	!usher	!ush3r
ebay44	ebay.44	&ebay.44
deltagamma	deltagamm@	d3ltagamm@
ilovemypiano	!LoveMyPiano	!Lov3MyPiano
Sterling	SterlingGmail2015	SterlingGmail20.15
BankLogin	BankLogin13	BankLogin!3
Shelby	ShelbyPass1	Shelby.Pass1.
Rolltide	RollTide%	RollTide%.%
StarWars	$tarwarz	$tar|warz

Why are some passwords stronger than others?

A strong password resists guessing.  Hackers and computer intruders will use automated software as a way to submit hundreds of guesses per minute to open your online account.  These software tools are called 'dictionary' or 'brute force repetition' tools, because they will use English dictionaries to sequentially guess your password.

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