Trying to change password - up to 19th attempt!!

[lotzrgood]

I have been attempting to change my password - up to the NINETEENTH attempt, with long totally different passwords - every attempt comes up with message saying 'too easy'. Not going to give examples, but passwords I am attempting are totally completely unusual, and with all the prompts they want. Even used half words, words backwards, numbers in between, caps in between, can't get anything to work!

[bubblegh]

A good format for today's hacker-friendly world is to combine a mid-length word with a shift character and then some numbers and another letter or two, eg:

Cargo!619va

[lyndal1838]

Ebay always says your password is too easy.

If you are happy that it is an acceptable level of protection go ahead and use it.

I had a password on my internet banking that the bank considered to be good....when I changed it I recycled that password to ebay and was told it was too easy.  I prefer my bank's assessment of the security level to ebays any day.

[davidc4430]

another of ebays many little problems

someone in the ebay think tank thought it would be funny telling password changers every password they put in was too easy.

[*tippy*toes*]

I'll use complete words, but change some letters to numbers. One example might be, instead of writing doorway, I'll write "d00rw4y" (not one of my passwords, just using a random word that would work using this method). For an E you could use a 3. For an S you could use a 5. A T you could use a 7. An L you could use a number 1. That's worked for me and not had any issues with anyone saying they are too easy.

[ambercat16]

Another good system is using lines from poems, songs or even nursery rhymes using the initials.  You can use a mix of upper and lower case and throw the odd number or symbol in if you like.

For example 'little miss muffet sat on her tuffett =   lMMsoht    and then the next time you change it, go to the next line etc

[davidc4430]

i allways use 'mypasswordisecret'

no one will ever guess that will they

[erg-auto-electrical-wholesalers]

Tippy do you know what a complete word is?

I can help if you like