Experts still believe that three random words is one of the most secure passwords

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre would be pleased to politely remind that three random words make a secure password. This is why I am telling you. Every service wants you to have an account and a password that is unique.

The NCSC recommends three-word passwords because they bypass some of the most common methods that hackers can crack passwords. It cites several factors like length, impact and novelty. These include single words that can be easily substituted (5 for S or! For 1, and brute force techniques that rely upon shorter passwords to succeed. According to the NCSC, “The stereotypical password is one dictionary word or name with predictable character substitutions.”

A three-word password, on the other hand, is something that you can remember and keep in a safe place like a password manager. This password is also simple to modify and adapt to different websites’ needs, rather than randomly generating characters.

You can read the full post on the value of the three-word password, or passphrase, on the NCSC website. This is a very accessible breakdown.

Even five years after the NCSC first published the topic, the three-word password remains one of its most popular topics. Recent blog posts examine the topic in light of recent developments and conclude that it is still a good idea.

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is a government body that works to raise awareness, combat and research cyber security issues. These issues are addressed by them in collaboration with domestic and international partners.