Counting Strategy

Mapping letters to numbers!

• Select five frequent consonants, e.g.,

  n s t r d m
  

• Add the five vowels

  a e i o

• Now you have 10 letters

  n s t r d m a e i o

  Write them around a circle (This helps you choose words faster)

  
• Make two or three words with your letters

  in-star-mode

• Assign the numbers 1, 2, 3....9, 0 to your letters

  i	n	s	t	a	r	m	o	d	e
  1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0


• Choose a random number between 0 and 9. This is going to be your wildcard, e.g.,
  4
• Memorize the ending aB! (or one of your choice). This is important to make all of your passwords meet the requirements of different websites.

Given a website name, e.g., apple, generate your password as follows:

1. Start at the first letter of apple, ( a ).
2. Find the first occurrence of the letter in in-star-mode and output the corresponding number. If the letter is not found in your letter sequence, output the wildcard. This is the first digit of your password. ( a --> 5 ).
3. Repeat on the remaining letters of apple till you reach the end. ( apple --> 54440 )
4. Attach your ending: apple --> 54440aB! This is your password!