Strong passwords make it practically impossible for identity thieves to guess your password. One of the best ways to protect against identity theft is to use strong passwords for all of your logins.

A strong password is a password that is hard for someone else to guess. The strongest passwords are random combinations of uppercase and lowercase letters, together with numbers and symbols.

An example of a password that is not strong is the name of your cat – let’s say, Snowflake. Someone who is familiar with you might guess that you would use Snowflake as a password. On the other hand, they will not be able to guess a strong password such as LGJHqr#6I3.

The best way to create a strong password is to use a computer to randomly generate a string of letters, numbers and symbols. Harp Password has a password generating function that lets you create strong passwords. People are not very good at coming up with random strings. Passwords created by people, instead of by computers, tend to be much easier for hackers to crack.

There is no need to remember strong passwords. Use Harp Password to store your passwords securely on your computer or other devices.

The problem with using the same password for more than one login is that, if someone somehow obtains your password for that one login, then they will have your password for your other logins as well.

In general, it is not a good idea to write your passwords down. To keep them safe, you will need to lock up your passwords, making it inconvenient to use them. It is more efficient to use Harp Password to store your passwords securely on your computer or other device.

The one exception is your password to open Harp Password, which we recommend that you write down and lock up in a secure place. This password should be something that you will not forget or can thoroughly memorize. But just in case, it is a good idea to keep a written copy of the password locked away as a backup.