---
id: 1744
title: "Passwords are keys. Don't use 1 key for everything."
source_domain: josephthacker.com
source_url: "https://josephthacker.com/cybersecurity/2017/10/29/passwords-are-keys.html"
published_at: "2017-10-29T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["security-awareness", "tips", "passwords"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1744"
lang: en
---

# Passwords are keys. Don't use 1 key for everything.

## Summary

A beginner-friendly guide to password hygiene: use different, long (12+ characters) and memorable sentence-style passwords across sites, and manage them with a password manager plus a paper backup.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** josephthacker.com
- **Published:** 2017-10-29T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://josephthacker.com/cybersecurity/2017/10/29/passwords-are-keys.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1744