Can you PASS that WORD? Anyone?
By mikyung
@mikyung (2232)
Philippines
June 20, 2012 6:19pm CST
Wow, I just had a tough time decoding my PC password at work. In other words, I forgot my password in opening my computer. I even think that the possibility of my pc being corrupted by virus or anything. And so, I asked our Help desk to reset my password just to make an easy access to my files. I should have noted those passwords in my organizer and "shred" them in time. I know, I have a lot of accounts that need security password but I should have keep that in my mind.
Any experiences of forgetting your password?
Do you write them somewhere that is concealed or just mental note for security reasons.
Same password to all of your accounts, just to make life easier?
Kindly response.Thanks
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9 responses
@GardenGerty (161080)
• United States
21 Jun 12
I keep a notebook at home with a lot of my passwords in it. Sometimes I am too lazy to write things down. Sometimes things turn out to be sites I do not want to belong to.I think this works for me pretty well. I have had to have some reset from time to time, though.
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@dfollin (25391)
• United States
22 Jun 12
The passwords that I have written and hidden where no one would suspect.
So,they are not exposed to the public.
So,they are not exposed to the public.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
21 Jun 12
I too keep a small book with all sorts of passwords and account information. You know even if your pc can remember you pw's it doesn't mean your pc won't die or get a virus that would cause you to loose such info.
@JohnRok1 (2051)
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21 Jun 12
Create a code in which to note down these passwords that means something to you, but is unlikely to mean the same thing to anyone else. So, for instance, you choose to base it on the letters of Ashurbanipal (before I made this suggestion, who was going to guess that?), so A is 1, s is 2, etc.
Actually, I don't use this particular method and it's flawed, because an semi-expert in anagrams could look at your coded numbers and recreate the word if they knew this was your principle. I use abbreviations for things from diverse sections of my knowledge and experience as codes. For instance (I wouldn't use this, of course, too well known) "Piw" would be 7 (Seven Pillars of Wisdom).
@MaxBan (14)
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21 Jun 12
Experts recommend a strong password be alphanumeric and in excess of six characters.
Here in N.S.W. Australia car number plates have six alphanumeric characters.
By combining the characters on the number plate of the car you presently drive and that of your previous car you can have strong, easily remembered, twelve alphanumeric character password.
@dfollin (25391)
• United States
21 Jun 12
Some of my accounts have the same password to make it easier.Then the other I try to remember,but I write them down and put them in places that no one would think of.
Before I started this system I was forgetting them all the time.
Before I started this system I was forgetting them all the time.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
21 Jun 12
I have joined too many sites, some have the same username but each one have different password. All these sites were listed on my small notebook beside my computer username and password, so it's easier for me to look for it if ever I forgot my identity or password in any site of which I'm a member.
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
21 Jun 12
I am a member of several sites. So I have several different user names as well as passwords. I find it is really difficult to recollect of of them at the same time. So I just used to save all the user name and passwords of several sites in my computer. I make sure that I have a good security on the. For that purpose I uses security software.
