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

submitted 6 months ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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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[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 points 6 months ago

In my experience the best way to remember passwords is to.... Get a password manager

[-] Hansie211@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This is 100% the best advise. But how do you remember your password managers password? I highly recommend Computerphiles tips, I've never seen it explained better: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3NjQ9b3pgIg

(Join 3-4 random, unrelated words for a strong, memorable password)

[-] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago

https://xkcd.com/936/ Because theres one for every situation.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 6 months ago

how do you remember your password managers password

another password manager

[-] jdw@links.mayhem.academy 0 points 6 months ago

Until finally there is one to bind them all.

[-] SatyrSack@feddit.org 1 points 6 months ago

And that password is written on a scrap of paper attached to my monitor. Perfect security.

[-] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Password manager

[-] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

I don't. Bitwarden and that's it.

[-] ByteMe@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I try to use passwords that look like sentences. For example you could "SpotifyIsAwesome!2024". Easy to remember, hard to crack

[-] Nadru@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

I have a friend who resets his passwords whenever he connects. So he only remembers one password, that of his email. He claims it's safer this way.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Theres.... There's something to it, I guess. Make sure your email is secure, and if not even you know your password, how can someone else. Christ, it sounds like a massive pain in the ass, though.

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 0 points 6 months ago

I use passphrases from movies of shows that I like. Then add a special symbol and a number that I like.

Thanks for nothing you useless reptile!61

This has 100.54 bits of entropy. I consider anything above 60 sufficient enough

[-] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I worked in IT at a company years ago that standardized on song lyrics in a similar fashion:

4 Those about 2 rock we salute you!

I want 2 rock & roll all night

Etc.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Similar, but I just take the first letter of each word, keep proper pronunciation, and turn some into numbers as appropriate.

Two trailer park girls go round the outside, round the outside, round the outside.

Becomes

2tpggrto,rto,rto.

No, for the record I do not use THAT song.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 months ago

Wouldn't it be better to use the full quote, with some random numbers and symbols interspersed?

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Depends. I like this because it's shorter, but still maintains a good level of security, and I'll never forget it. Technically the full password is stronger, yeah. This also has the added benefit of someone being able to see you type it or catch a glimpse of it plaintext for some reason and have NO chance of remembering it.

Either way, they're both pretty secure, I just don't wanna type several lines of... Anything each time I log in.

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