Do you use the same passwords for all your accounts?

@boyuancy (1708)
India
December 8, 2011 8:59am CST
I use ALMOST the same passwords for all my accounts, with a slight variation. I use different passwords for my PayPal account and a few others. Not that I cannot remember, I have one of the most amazing memories. But I get mixed up and end up getting my account locked. Do you use the same passwords?
29 responses
@topffer (42156)
• France
8 Dec 11
I have not two similar passwords and I don't try to remember them. I encrypt them in a file and I use a password manager to log in, but I realized last year when I found a burglar at home that I should have lost access to all my accounts if he had enough time to steal all my computers. A good experience : I made a copy of my password file on a SD, that I keep... somewhere.
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• United States
9 Dec 11
So if I can manage to get into your password manager, then I will be able to have all your passwords? That seems a bit too easy and not very interesting, but it might be fun trying to find where you keep that SD with your backup copy of the password file.
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
They are encrypted, and if the key's with him, you still can't do anything about it. Well, at least that's what I think. The rest is up to you.
@May2k8 (18323)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 11
I believe I never use same password in every of my account, I save it to my browser and if don't remember I just need to press forget password then got back can log in into the account.
@May2k8 (18323)
• Indonesia
23 Jan 12
I store the password easy to remember by my head and the id will be same with the other site. So I'll not used reset password everytime want to log in.
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
The 'forget password' resets your password everytime. It is a very tedious thing to do. How do you cope with it?
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
25 Mar 12
no my password always change depending from my different accounts so i don't use 1 for all...it is safer like that..
• India
8 Apr 12
Hello friend, Yes it is safe. But do u remember your every password all time? Have a nice day.
@jaderamirez (1029)
• Philippines
9 Dec 11
I don't use same passwords to all my online accounts. I am just helping myself to avoid online fraud and scammers. I was once a victim online when my e-mail was hacked. Beware!
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
What? What happened then? I have never been hacked, and don't want to experience it ever. I would like to know if any info was stolen.
• Philippines
26 Jan 12
yes i use same password to all of my acc to easy to remembert..because if i use different password i think i will look like crazy
• United States
1 Mar 12
I agree, I use sane passwords too
@gvgarcia (21)
• United States
1 Mar 12
All my Internet password are the same!
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
9 Dec 11
Hi there... I have differen password for my e mail accounts.. Different one for financially related sites... I categorize my passwords based on the type of account... That helps me remember it well... Thank you!
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
Yes, and that's what I have done too. I have more complex ones for PayPal and the one related to PayPal. So I'm safe on the financial side.
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
8 Dec 11
I keep a file of my passwords apart from the computer. Not a good idea to have the same one for all accounts. I recently had to reformat and if I'd had the file on the computer, I would have lost them all. I'm still coming across sites with my account that I had forgotten about. Should have kept a file of accounts too.
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
Have a pattern for your passwords that only you would know. So a slight change might keep them safe. Like a certain mix of characters and numbers and stuff.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
9 Dec 11
No never when I was using same passwords for two to 3 accounts one account was hacked that is facebook then other account was also hacked so I changed my style and change the password for every site.
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
Oh, that's good. I'm not open to a lot of people and so, I believe I stand a lower risk of losing my account. If ever I join Facebook, I will sort out my accounts. All of them.
@Xansus (946)
• Bulgaria
9 Dec 11
Well lets say that i have 6 passwords , normally later one including the 0000 addition to some randomly , they are combined in to greater passwords . My normal passwords are around 8 symbols each , so combined they are alright , i really have like 24 symbol passwords for some important sites , depending on the imprtance i set less or longer password . I even combine my passwords with some of my friend for greater sacurity sometimes :)
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
Actually, it is rarely about the length of the password, but the complexity of it. My are almost 15 character ones, but are more complex. Only I will know the combinations.
@bhonti (1246)
• Philippines
9 Dec 11
Of course not! I change it in a way that I can still every characters of it. But I don't think it's a good idea to discuss it here. Because there can be lots of hackers around lurking in this discussion. It's better to be safe than sorry.
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
We aren't actually talking about the passwords themselves. Well, yes I think you may be right.
• China
9 Dec 11
I have never use the same password. The password of my every account is different. If someone carcked one of my password, he can't get access to my other accounts. In other words, it's the most useful way to protect my accounts.
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
Good thing, better be safe than sorry. But I think just in case, one should have a back up of his/her passwords somewhere like his/her mobile phone or a written paper on his/her wallet.
@Jhovarie (1168)
• Philippines
8 Dec 11
for all trusted website i have one password and for all untrusted website i have also another one for them its because they are untrusted so i will not use my original password for them. you know why? if you use your password to sign up on untrusted website you are giving a chance to the hacker to access your important account like email.
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
I guess you shouldn't, but I've been a blogger myself, and for a reason, I know that the only details you have would be the email id and the IP address, both of which aren't of any use.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
9 Dec 11
No, I do not use the same password for all of my accounts, though I do use the same password for a few accounts. I have slight variations for the important accounts that need a little extra umph. I have gotten locked out of some of my important accounts before and it took a long time to get them opened back up, because I couldn't remember the answers to the questions. I rarely if ever use the real answer to any of the questions because anyone who knows me really well would know all of my answers. Once I even had to call and talk to someone about my account. That was a nightmare.
@icecubic (1845)
• Indonesia
8 Dec 11
i have never used same password in all my accounts since it's too risk if hackers can get one of my accounts, they can get all then. good luck
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
I have used different passwords for my main accounts. But the ones I don't use often, they have the same passwords. I have more than 20 odd accounts, I'm obsessed.
@fantabulus (4000)
• India
21 Jan 12
No I always use different passwords for different account but the funny thing is I have only 2 accounts gmail and mylot no other accounts. Because I not know more about internet.
@ferbjohn69 (1127)
• Philippines
8 Dec 11
Me too.I also use the same password to all my accounts online so I won't forget it.I wish I don't get hacked because if I am hacked all my accounts are in big trouble.:).
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
22 Jan 12
How many accounts do you have? For safety purposes, have different passwords to your PayPal and the one linked to PayPal. You can get into trouble if you haven't.
• India
8 Apr 12
Hello friend, I use the same password for all my accounts like facebook, gmail, mylot, paypal, alartpay, orkud and the others. I use the same password because I remember the password for lifetime. Actually i love thw password. Have a nice day.
@Zh_Kosta (49)
• Bulgaria
7 Mar 12
hello, my dear boyuancy I used to use one password for all my accounts everywhere, untill one of my "friends" make a joke with me and took my password and write to my mother that she is a bad person. It was awful. Since then I have different password for every site and profile, and I get mixed up sometimes, but it is rarity.
• Indonesia
8 Apr 12
yes only a few accounts that I use the same password .... Usually I forget if the password of my account each different