Skip to main content

Cornell University

IT@Cornell

Talking About Passphrases

How to make a complex passphrase that you can remember

This article applies to: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Still puzzled about passphrases? This cartoon illustrates a simple way to create a complex but easy-to-remember phrase that is long and includes numbers, upper and lower case letters, and special characters. The cartoon's example passphrase is: I had 2 tacos for lunch.

Passphrases like "I had 2 tacos for lunch." are complex and easy to remember

Comments?

To share feedback about this page or request support, log in with your NetID

At Cornell we value your privacy. To view
our university's privacy practices, including
information use and third parties, visit University Privacy.