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Thursday, March 7, 2013

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Posted by on Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:43 AM

So, the time has come for me to change all my internet passwords, which really just means changing my one internet password.

 

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gloomy gus 1
You could try using 1Password or something like it. Changed my internet life forever.
Posted by gloomy gus on March 7, 2013 at 10:43 AM
Joe Szilagyi 2
None of the above. Go to strongpasswordgenerator.com. Select "100" in the drop down menu and ensure the checkbox is selected. Use of those for every single service you use, that is completely unique. Don't write them down. Memorize them.

Example password:

X[9G^ew/bEAeo(@=,$)@kM2qO/Ocg>Ry*E}E=hy8LD:m$Sz/_)e)MYW2?2]B!|Z|MHbq,2pjTn8,^OHyBgHSBV!)PI6@VQR!,.c3


Remember it as:

X-RAY [ 9 GOLF ^ echo whiskey / bravo ECHO ALPHA echo oscar ( @ = , $ ) @ kilo MIKE 2 quebec OSCAR / OSCAR charlie golf > ROMEO yankee * ECHO } ECHO = hotel yankee 8 LIMA DELTA : mike $ SIERRA zulu / _ ) echo ) MIKE YANKEE WHISKEY 2 ? 2 ] BRAVO ! | ZULU | MIKE HOTEL bravo quebec , 2 papa juliet TANGO november 8 , ^ OSCAR HOTEL yankee BRAVO golf HOTEL SIERRA BRAVO VICTOR ! ) PAPA INDIA 6 @ VICTOR QUEBEC ROMEO ! , . charlie 3


It's not that hard and is a perfectly reasonable lifestyle choice.
Posted by Joe Szilagyi http://twitter.com/joeszi on March 7, 2013 at 10:55 AM
theophrastus 3
there are some who have disputed this approach, but i think it has merit: https://xkcd.com/936/
Posted by theophrastus on March 7, 2013 at 10:56 AM
seandr 4
Use your pet's name, no one ever guesses that.
Posted by seandr on March 7, 2013 at 10:58 AM
yelahneb 5
What @3 said. The randomized method is less reliable.
Posted by yelahneb http://www.strangebutharmless.com on March 7, 2013 at 11:05 AM
6
Out of those, passwOrdfucky0uXXX is *probably* strongest. It's fairly long, and has both a capitol letter and number in the middle.

On the other hand, all of your passwords are made up only of dictionary words, occasionally with letters replaced by the obvious number equivalent, and they're in incredibly common combinations. ("fuckyou")

@3's CorrectHorseBatteryStaple is probably a stronger method for creating a memorable password.
Posted by Ruke on March 7, 2013 at 11:11 AM
Matt the Engineer 7
I recommend a multiple-tier setup. One easily memorizable one for junk accounts that you don't care if anyone hacks into. One or two slightly more secure for email and accounts where you enter any credit card info. Then something secure for financial sites. Have them all build on each other to make them easier to remember.
Posted by Matt the Engineer on March 7, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 8
Yesterday, I went to Renton IKEA and they were playing ABBA in the store.

Then when I left, they were playing A-ha on the radio.

Ya sure.

http://inside.org.au/wp-content/uploads/…

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on March 7, 2013 at 11:16 AM
treacle 9
Pick one password for email, a different password for Farcebook, and a different one for your bank account's online access, another different one for PayPal, and then one final common password for all your non-critical website commentard logins. You can vary this last password with simple number groups that you can change on a whim, which aren't hard to remember.

Pick a 'theme'... like Forests: use words within that theme for easy to remember password groups: TreeCanopyIs1TallThing, ILove10Leaves, ItIsAGoodShrubbery1!1, etc. (xkcd per @3 does give decent advice, but most password regimes require a number as well, so find a way to incorporate numbers. Try perhaps two-three numbers at the beginning or end of your password: 99TreeBarkWorseBite12 ).

Basically, use conceptual groupings to create passwords and parts of passwords, instead of some weird thing for each password.

Write your passwords down on a piece of paper, and keep that paper in a safe place at home (locked firebox?). Think of your loved ones and the access they will need if you die by accident. If you must keep a password written down in your wallet (until you memorize it), make sure to not keep it with the login name it is used with, because, duh.
Posted by treacle on March 7, 2013 at 11:19 AM
briantrice 10
Ditto @3
Posted by briantrice http://www.briantrice.com on March 7, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Fnarf 11
Just use "password".
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on March 7, 2013 at 11:24 AM
aureolaborealis 12
@11: Absolutely. And if you want super spy-level security, make it pa$$w0rd.
Posted by aureolaborealis on March 7, 2013 at 11:30 AM
GaryIndiana 13
I think this is my all-time favorite poll I've ever voted in. I want to vote for all of them.
Posted by GaryIndiana http://garrettmukai.com on March 7, 2013 at 12:02 PM
Will in Seattle 14
Just use Passw0r3. Problem solved.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on March 7, 2013 at 12:07 PM
scary tyler moore 15
"pickleshas2daddys" or the name of that wireless network you found when you and jake lived in south park: "freegayporn".
Posted by scary tyler moore http://pushymcshove.blogspot.com/ on March 7, 2013 at 12:12 PM
dwightmoodyforgetsthings 16
247420jerrylives
Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings http://www.reddit.com/r/spaceclop on March 7, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Bauhaus I 17
The only way I can deal with changing and remembering passwords is to create a sentence I can remember that contains numbers or words that have number hetero-graphs - like for, four, fore=4 or to, too, two=2 - and some punctuation keeping capitalization intact (e.g., Mary has six toes that are black and three fingers that are from Nigeria for sale! becomes Mh6ttaba3ftafN4s!).
Posted by Bauhaus I on March 7, 2013 at 3:11 PM

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