Three Word Strategy

Mapping letters to letters!

• Watch the video to learn the strategy.

Practice on your own!

• Click here to choose your own words and practice new passwords.

Text instructions

1. Select three random words, e.g., by opening a dictionary on a random page, e.g.,

   computer, moustache, jellybox
   

2. Memorize these three words as a fixed sequence, e.g.,

   computer moustache jellybox

3. Memorize the ending B7! (or one of your choice). This is important to make all of your passwords meet the requirements of different websites.
4. Pick a random letter and memorize it. This is your wildcard, e.g.,

   x

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 computer-moustache-jellybox and output the next consonant (c).

   If the letter does not appear in your word sequence, output the wildcard x.

3. Repeat on the remaining letters of apple till you reach the end, ( apple --> cttlr )
4. Attach your ending: apple --> cttlrB7! . This is your password!