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All crypto is just as strong as your password.

There are different philosophies… but one everyone is sure about:

The longer, the better.

https://xkcd.com/936 (maybe someone wants to add the comic direcly in here?)

• Do not use the same password everywhere!
  • Have at least different security-levels in passwords, e.g. a basic one for strange webservices you dont trust at all, some more, and at the end the strongest one in different combinations for you most important things!)
• Do not use any words from a dictionary!
  • This can be discussed, see e.g. the comic
• Add some special characters!
  • This can be discussed, see e.g. the comic
• A good thing is to mix up languages and letters in one sentence.