They say everyone should use a password manager, but I don’t see a short simple procedure that anyone could follow, in 25-words or less. Here’s my attempt.

Get a password manager (google for reviews). Note: Most require choosing a master password, but a few do not, like myki which can use fingerprint on phone instead.

If you must choose a master password, the use:

  • 4 or more short randome words. (it is ok if all lower case to be easy to type, esp on smart phone. To see examples, click on “xkcd” preset at [https://xkpasswd.net/s/](https://xkpasswd.net/s/}
  • and/or
  • answers to 4 obscure but personal questions https://passwordbits.com/easy-master-password/

Option. Add salt. A salt is wthe same few letters and/or numbers added before or after most important passwords. HowTo use salt with password manager A little easy extra assurance for those who feel a password manager puts all your eggs in one basket

Write it down and hide it safely

https://passwordbits.com/hide-master-password/