Passwords

Vagus | 16:11 Wed 06th Dec 2023 | ChatterBank

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How do you remember all yours?

We have a small notebook which has them all written down in. We're going to buy an alphabetical book and put them in alphabetical order instead of the haphazard way they currently are and we have to go through the entire book to find one. Some are obsolete and will be got rid of, and we've recently had to do some new ones for various sites.

Our old brains can't remember them all which is why they're written down...well, apart from our banking ones!
Just got me thinking, what do others of a certain age do about remembering all their passwords?

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Moorea7

Don't think it's an "age" thing Vagus! I have exactly what you are plannning - I remember quite easily the ones for sites I use regularly but the rest ...???

barry1010

I use an online password manager but do keep very important ones, such as for banks, written down in a coded way and kept in the safe.

I am considering buying a passkey drive. I am very much in favour of two factor authentication and use that widely.

retrocop

In a small address book with alphabetical listed pages. I still write the password in an obvious,to me,code and just write 'my e-mail'.

Back up (coded) on my Iphone as well.

youngmafbog

LastPass (got the paid family one).

Plus of course 2FA either sms or an authenticator such as MS, Google or Authy.(I have all three for various reasons) for sites that use them.

And as per Barry, no full Bank details or credit cards are on there.

Khandro

Three dots top right - Settings - autofill & passwords - google password manager - click on the one you want - enter your windows password - click on the 'eye' symbol right, and there's your saved password.

Canary42

I use a card index - but it needs clearing out, there's many in there I haven't used for years.

P.S. I also "code" them, i.e. include a text string which actually means something else - this is for extra protection. For example dobm would get replced by my date of birth, dobb by my brother's.

SIRandyraven

I remember passwords.

Each one has a common part and variable part depending on what I'm accessing.

ie "Commonpart+AMN"

AMN = First two letters and last letter aka AMAZON 👍

SIRandyraven

I had to visit a banking client once and needed access to their banking system (with full privedges) to do some weekend upgrades.
I returned a year later and I needed access. To show off I said to manager I can log in without help thanks. He said 'how do you onow our password?'

I said well 12 months ago it was 'Datac@nter34', you change it every month so it's now either 'Datac@nter46 or maybe 45 :-)

I got in with 45 at end...he wasn't impressed.

Vagus

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Thanks all, think I'll stick with low tech for now 😉

-SharonA-

I have photos of my passwords. This took up four sheets of paper, hence 4 photos on my phone mixed in with other pics.

Maydup

I use the common password with common number plus suffix method.

eg and not my passwords

flowery49amn for Amazon

flowery49bbc for bbc

flowery44bnq for B&Q

I also use autofill.

Maydup

Typo I use the same number! So 49 not 44.

Cloverjo

I do the same as you, Vagus, but I don't write the whole word down. Just the first and last letters followed by any numbers or special characters. I really need an alphabetical notebook, as mine is very messy now.