lets talk Passwords..

[Mikey P]

I must have 40 or more sites that I need a password to participate on..

Banking, shopping, googles, yahoos, MB stuff, my biz sites, cell phone, amazon, legal stuff etc..

I have about 6 or so passwords that I use between them and have my way of keeping track but am curious as to what others do?



how many passwords to you use?

written down on paper and stashed somewhere?

all in your head?

stored on your PC? or other device?



a good article on the subject in Wired this month..

 

[Desk Jockey]

Stored on my server as to what for, user name and password.

 

[bob vawter]

all in your head?

ya right....
a worn out scrap of paper.....

 

[Dr Vapeur]

I keep my passwords in a special folder in my email account. Your right to many pass word.

 

[hogjowl]

I don't bother worry about my password here.

You can read my PM's whatever I do.

 

[Mikey P]

I told Fred when he took over to only allow me access to YOUR PM account.


I could care les about what the others say about me..

 

[hogjowl]

Perv

 

[GCCLee]

Right under my forty five which is within 2 steps of the Shotgun Mister!

I keep a Printed copy of a Word file , been through to many crashes.

 

[Jack May]

I have half a dozen too, all stored in my head and loosely grouped into similar themes to reduce confusion.

It's a drama when they force a reset.

John

 

[FredC]

most of my personal passwords are in my head

the others I use roboform

 

[truckmount girl]

I have half a dozen too, all stored in my head and loosely grouped into similar themes to reduce confusion.

It's a drama when they force a reset.

John

me too.

Take care,
Lisa

 

[floorguy]

I have half a dozen too, all stored in my head and loosely grouped into similar themes to reduce confusion.

It's a drama when they force a reset.

John

Me to.....with this added....

or you forget just which PW goes where, because you dont use it much.....

soooooooo

you start to go through them...

TIL

IT LOCKS YOU OUT FOR TO MANY TRIES

 

[John Olson]

I have 4 and one that is always changing. 1 that I have always had 1 super stupid ridicules banking password one for mesage boards 1 for everything else then the one for our store that has to change every other month. They are written down except the banking password that is in my head my wife doesnt even remember it is so ridicules and sometimes I even get locked out because I mess it up but it aint getting guessed thats for sure.

 

[Shawn Forsythe]

I keep all my passwords (a couple of dozen or so) in an encrypted text file. Commonly used passwords are copied to my Mac Keychain, which is also encrypted, so that I don't have to refer to the master list too often. I change most all the passwords every month, with a few only twice a year.

 

[floorguy]

I keep all my passwords (a couple of dozen or so) in an encrypted text file. Commonly used passwords are copied to my Mac Keychain, which is also encrypted, so that I don't have to refer to the master list too often. I change most all the passwords every month, with a few only twice a year.

this would be a prime F up if your forgot the PW to your encryptions


half my problem...(and it happened once...and i had to hack my pc to fix it)

is i have a hard time coming up with something....then when i do....i tend to forget it, or what iw as thinking when i though it....

oh and that Pw was some simple little thing

 

[ruff]

I'm very disappointed!

All these answers and nobody yet posted their actual password.

If you can also provide the account and social security numbers, it will be much appreciated .

For more questions, please contact Umfoofoo, our client satisfaction, devoted representative in Laos.

 

[Zee]

You don't even need all that info Ofer....

I just got a call from one of my banks asking me about purchases I made.

So they list hundreds of dollars worth of stuff being purchased by me....150 miles away...with my business debit card that is in my pocket at the moment.

"They" reproduced my card and went "shopping". I'm glad my bank caught the f-ers. Good thing I don't know who it was...

 

[mirf]

I keep mine in forgot your password somewhere in the cloud

 

[ruff]

Hey Zee,
Just noticed your signature.
Anybody particular in mind ?

 

[truckmount girl]

Me to.....with this added....

or you forget just which PW goes where, because you dont use it much.....

soooooooo

you start to go through them...

TIL

IT LOCKS YOU OUT FOR TO MANY TRIES

Been there, done that.

Take care,
Lisa

 

[TomKing]

I keep a excell spread sheet for all the SEO passwords.

I had a IT tech share this with me a few years back
For passwords that change every 90 days reset them at one setting
He suggest this
month word year symbol

So a example would be 12firestone2012%

Most security systems give you 3 attempts before they lock you out. So if you forget you can simply go up or back a month.

I have been doing this for the last 3 years works like a charm. Just don't use family names or things people might associate with you as a person.

 

[Zee]

Hey Zee,
Just noticed your signature.
Anybody particular in mind ?

םארדי

 

[FredC]

Hardy......in Hebrew.......which I assume (know) is Mardie...f'n google translate

 

[Zee]

Thats funny Fred...I wonder why google translate thinks Mem as Heh..

 

[FredC]

Google is Jewish and its cheaper to return an H?

 

[harryhides]

Most of my passwords are in an obscure language that I learned when growing up in Africa.

I store them with my own encryption clues and hints for example if my favorite desert was chunkiemonkie the clue would be ice-cream and the PW would be chunk1em0nk1e

Works for me.

 

[FredC]

that seems complicated....why not just write them down and coat the paper in muti

 

[Shane Deubell]

Drives me crazy having to keep all this stuff, i keep them hidden in the bomb-shelter...
Encrypted by navajo code breakers.

 

[ruff]

םארדי

Hardy......in Hebrew.......which I assume (know) is Mardie...f'n google translate

And true.

Fred must have been a star on Sundays' bible study

 

[Cassandra]

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