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Obscure password requirements (feddit.org)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What is your favourite password rule?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Expires every X months.

I've never been super into the idea of using a password manager rather than just using complex but memorable passwords for everything, but policy like this basically necessitates using one.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Unless it's the one password you actually use to login. I can't use a password manager for my Windows login.

Most people I've met simply use the same password and increment one number somewhere.

[–] fadedmaster 4 points 2 months ago

Or several numbers if it can't be too similar to a previous password.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The internet banking portal for one of my banks forces a monthly password reset. As a result it is the only bank account for which i have the password saved in my browser, instead of being a nice long memorable phrase that lives only in my head.