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.

  • Like the wind...@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    22 days ago

    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@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      22 days 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.