HIPPO use encryptions tied to specific website domains without storing any information. Credit: Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Is there any real solution to the nightmare of online password management in an era of increasingly clever hacks, scams, and identity theft? Cybersecurity engineers at Texas A&M University think so, and according to their recent findings published in IEEE Internet Computing , the answer is a sturdy, sophisticated “HIPPO.” When creating a new password, security experts suggest generating one that is as long as possible, with a mixture of letters, numbers, and symbols. You technically should never repeat them across multiple websites, either. Of course, this is easier said than done, and it also creates one of the internet’s greatest ironies. The safest, most secure online passwords are generally the ones that are most difficult to remember.…