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---
title: Passwords 🔑 
date: 2024-08-24
layout: internet
tags:
    - safe 
---
Having a secure Password is the most important part of your online security, so how do you keep and know a good password?

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## Password managers


<img class="right-image" width="250" src="/images/logos/keepassxc.png">
In the modern day you do not need to remember your passwords thanks to password managers! But what password managers can you turst and use?

I only suggest one password manager, that being [KeePassXC](https://keepassxc.org), and the reason why I suggest KeePassXC is because the source code is available to view so you know you can trust it, and the other reason why I suggest using KeePassXC is because it is offline, meaning nobody can hack an online account; instead, they have to obtain the password.kdbx file on your computer, which is harder to do than hacking an online account.

Due to the fact that KeePassXC works offline with a .kdbx file, I suggest having a spare USB stick with a backup on it just in case it gets deleted for whatever reason.

Syncing all of your passwords between devices is easy with KeePassXC; I just use [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) to do so. It is easy to setup, and I have never had any issues with it!

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## What makes a good password?

A good password should be made up of totally random charicters that have no relation to you as a person.

An example of a weak password would be:  

> Grace'sPassword123

And an example of a strong password would be:  
> {gÙIjWÝ0ó{Ðö÷åQü9+òÀË×?Ì¯Áv

Now you might see why you should have a password manager, so it can remember stuff like this for you!

I do suggest your password to be longer than 16 charicters!