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A simple tip on choosing and maintaining strong passwords

What is a strong password? It is pretty obvious isn't it? I mean answer to this question is everywhere; Dont use dictionary words Maintain a good password length , some say 8 characters is okay, others say 25. To stay on safe side, I think suggesting 21(25 + 8 / 2 = 20.5, rounded as 21) as an average should be okay. Dont use same password in 2 or more websites No personal words that can be easily guessed Nothing that makes it easily guessable basically Change is pretty frequenly Dont write it anywhere in plain text But we are humans, not computers Can we make password management easier following all the above advices while also making it easy on our human mind? The answer is, we can. Well, we already have many password managers in town. We just need to use them. Whats a Password manager? Glad you asked. Password manager is a software or service that allows you to securely store your passwords in them. It encrypts your password database in a way only you can ac...