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The UK NCSC suggests combining what to make a strong, memorable password?

Three random words.

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  1. Three random words ✔
  2. Your name and a year
  3. A song lyric and a number

Why: Three unrelated words make a long password that is hard to crack but easy to remember. The words must be random, not a quote or something that relates to you.

Huh, didn't know that: NCSC says writing a password down is also OK, provided you keep it somewhere safe.

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Answer: Three random words. Three unrelated words make a long password that is hard to crack but easy to remember. The words must be random, not a quote or something that relates to you.

  1. NCSC: Three random words www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/top-tips-for-staying-secure-online/three-random-words
    A good way to make your password difficult to crack is by combining three random words to create a password
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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