
Originally Posted by
Oberst Hajj
The problem with writing down or having your browser store you passwords is two fold. First, it is very unsecure (I've worked in and around the IT field for 30 years) and secondly it does you no good if you are in a different location and can not access them. The method that I have been using for decades is a simple phrased based password that is basically impossible to forget.
The first thing you need to do is come up with a simple phrase. Something like "I Love Dogs". You will use that phrase as the leading part of every password you create. Next, take something from the name of the site you are creating a password for. If we use this site as the example, you could use "Wings" or "WoW". The key here is to always use the same thing, so if you pick the first word in the site's name, always use a site's first word of the name going forward. Finally, end your password with a a random two digit number and a special character. Something like "23$". This last bit is to meet most of the password requirements out there to have numbers and special characters in your passwords.
From the example I've been using you'd end up with this password: ILoveDogsWings23$
If you created an account on our Sails site you would use : ILoveDogsSails23$
As you can see each password is unique and the system as a hole is easy to remember since only one section of it changes. And if you do go to a site and can't remember what you used for the site specific part, simply look at what site you are on.
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