I have ~16 different passwords that I regularly use for various sites/accounts/etc. that I enter manually (without saves/password managers). Those are what I use probably on a bi-weekly basis. They do rotate and change every few months. There are a few that I just have saved in a text file that I copy pasta because I doubt that if anyone hacked me they would be interested in logging into those accounts. If anyone hacked those sites, they probably wouldn't be able to tell if my password was plain text or encrypted.
They are very different. I usually use apg to generate them and add some special characters. Using apg instead of pure randomness helps me with remembering.
They are very different. I usually use apg to generate them and add some special characters. Using apg instead of pure randomness helps me with remembering.
Do you keep a cheat sheet around for your passwords, or do you remember them?
Do you keep a cheat sheet around for your passwords, or do you remember them?
how different are they? my mom has a "system" to prevent hacking where she does something like "passwordEBAY" for ebay, then "passwordGOOGLE" for google, and that makes her feel good. I mean, I'm happy she's using unique passwords per site, but if she hits a site that uses very poor encryption standards like single DES, they could deduce passwords for other sites.