>> >> 2t^dYyLxCj)NGT@?
>> >> Like that
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>> Ok. Then how do you memorise/store that password - and all the others?
I keep mine in an encrypted password storage file that I access using a proprietary password program that keeps the file in the cloud and syncs with devices. I can access it from my phone or laptop and I keep a fairly recent back up to limit what I would lose if the cloud file became inaccessible.
You can of course set up so that you only enter a master password and the program completes the password for you but I don't like that idea. Some passwords I allow the browser to save, but not email and financial ones or my phone account (having your phone number stolen is a problem with 2 factor security).
My passwords are now all unique and contain upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.
The single point of failure is if somebody finds my password file and cracks it, then boom it's all gone. 4 digits would get you into my phone, and you could find the app, but you need the strong master password to get in. And it won't allow more than 10 attempts.
Nothing is totally, unbreakably secure, nor was it prior to the internet and personal computing.
It's ridiculous for banks etc. to say to people "don't write your password down". Anything you can remember easily is unlikely to be very secure.
Last edited by: Manatee on Tue 24 Aug 21 at 14:17
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