https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/02/18/larry-magid-tips-to-remember-and-manage-passwords/

Passwords are the bane of our existence, and I’m hoping that they will soon go away. Indeed there are already alternatives to having to enter passwords. My bank lets me use my fingerprint to log in on its phone app, but like most biometric methods, there is still a password that you may have to enter in some circumstances.

Almost every piece of expert advice about passwords says that they should be long and nonsensical and never be a word that you can find in the dictionary. Experts almost universally recommend that they be unique. Do not use the same password for multiple sites because, if any of those sites are compromised, the hackers might try to use that same password to get into your other accounts. Passwords should always be at least eight characters long, but even longer is better. I try for 15 or more characters.