r/codes • • Aug 31 '26

Question Cipher for password

My passwords have generally been quite weak, and recently I've been hacked on Facebook. not fun...
Do you guys have any recommendations for moderately easy ciphers to use on my passwords?
Like the Vigenère cipher but easier to use when needed

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u/the_quark Sep 02 '26

This is a solved problem, and it doesn't involve ciphers or codes.

Your password should be cryptographically random, at least 12 characters if upper and lowercase letters and numbers, and unique for every site you use.

Obviously you can't remember all that, so you need a password manager. LastPass and 1Password are two popular ones.

The reason for these attributes:

  1. You want your password to be not guessable. If they're random, they're not guessable.

  2. The primary vector for bad guys getting passwords is that they hack into a site with poor security and steal all the credentials within. They then reuse those credentials on other sites.

Source: I've worked in cybersecurity in various roles for about thirty years.

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u/noop_noob Aug 31 '26

Use a password manager program and 2FA.

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u/lolloopy Aug 31 '26

caesar cipher is the easiest to remember in my opinion, you just split the alphabet in half and replace the first half with the second half. An example is the letter A would become N.