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What ways/methods have you used to memorize passwords? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Of course I'm not asking you to give away your passwords. But for those of you who have so many, how do you keep track of them all? Do you use any unique methods?

I know many people struggle between having something that's easy to remember and something that's easy to guess. If you keep a note with your passwords on it, for example, it can be stolen, lost, or destroyed, or if you make them according to a pattern that's easy to remember, the wrong people might find them easier to guess.

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[–] TokenEffort 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're all the same-ish.

Let's say my password is Token, but spelled like t0k3||

I would attach something related to the site on it, so if the site is lemmy for example, the password would be like

t0k3||Addictedtosurfing

If the site is Amazon something like

t0k3||Thanksformyfavoritejob

I called it "lock and key" style and I'd change the beginning part, the "lock", once a year.

So next year it'll be ef|=027Addictedtosurfing

These are examples lol

[–] sbv 2 points 22 hours ago

Pretty much this. But I used a function of the host name, so it would be easier to remember.

It gets annoying when the site forces you to rotate the password. After that happened a couple of times I started using a password manager.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

I guess you can sha256 hash them for extra security too