How do you choose a password?

[Mimen]

We life in an world where we choose multiple passwords. I have a different one for for bank and Gmail and the same one for all online forums, magazines etc. At work we have to choose a new password every 30 days. I was wondering how people choose ones to remember.

I use a company I hate followed by a terrible swear word then the shift button and something in the top row. For example:
EskomJouMaSeP**S (shift) 2#$.

Next month GuptaSundicationJouPo*s (shift) 3$%

The * is actually a letter but I cant say it here lol.

 

[Sinbad]

Lastpass generate.

 

[supersunbird]

For work: I just chose a random place name of no importance to me and update it every month with just a bigger number at the end...

 

[backstreetboy]

Lastpass

 

[Polymathic]

Personally I use a system where I all my passwords start the same but I use easy to remember keywords for each Website

Examples
Facebook- J0uMaSeTimeline!
Google- J0uMaSeGalaxyS8!
Xbox- J0uMaSeGamerTag!

 

[Sinbad]

Personally I use a system where I all my passwords start the same but I use easy to remember keywords for each Website

Examples
Facebook- J0uMaSeTimeline!
Google- J0uMaSeGalaxyS8!
Xbox- J0uMaSeGamerTag!

/logs into mmmig online banking

mmmig / J0uMaSeOverdraft

 

[Polymathic]

/logs into mmmig online banking

mmmig / J0uMaSeOverdraft

you forgot a character

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Use a formula with variables related to the website or place of work. Will give you a unique password for each site and you will only ever have to remember the formula.

for example

Number of characters in company name + major colour in logo + @ + random phrase + 100 - company name length

For Telkom that password would be "6Blue@Moonwalkingonmars94"
For Vodacom the password would be "7Red@Moonwalkingonmars93"

Make the formula as long as you want. For passwords that expire, change the formula or just append a new number to the end of the password.

I have 3 formulas, one for work stuff, one for life, and a much longer one for money related stuff.

 

[ponder]

I could tell you but I'd have to shoot you...

 

[mercurial]

I use an algorithm, so I never actually remember any password, just the site and the algorithm.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Lastpass generate.

That ^^^

I know my last pass master password, my google and microsoft account, my router and 2 banking passwords. Haven't a clue what any of the rest are.

 

[xrapidx]

Use a formula with variables related to the website or place of work. Will give you a unique password for each site and you will only ever have to remember the formula.

for example

Number of characters in company name + major colour in logo + @ + random phrase + 100 - company name length

For Telkom that password would be "6Blue@Moonwalkingonmars94"
For Vodacom the password would be "7Red@Moonwalkingonmars93"

Make the formula as long as you want. For passwords that expire, change the formula or just append a new number to the end of the password.

I have 3 formulas, one for work stuff, one for life, and a much longer one for money related stuff.

Problem is when someone gets a dump off a few of your passports and passes it through a program and it picks up the pattern

(I do the same - and was recently shown how easy it would be to crack one +- 10 passwords are known.)

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Problem is when someone gets a dump off a few of your passports and passes it through a program and it picks up the pattern

(I do the same - and was recently shown how easy it would be to crack one +- 10 passwords are known.)

Hence why I have 3 different formulas.

 

[3WA]

Personally I use a system where I all my passwords start the same but I use easy to remember keywords for each Website

Examples
Facebook- J0uMaSeTimeline!
Google- J0uMaSeGalaxyS8!
Xbox- J0uMaSeGamerTag!

Aren't you afraid someone will try log into your MYBB account with J0uMaSeModerator?

 

[Sinbad]

Aren't you afraid someone will try log into your MYBB account with J0uMaSeModerator?

SyMaSePoestWhore

 

[kissingmybbgoodbye]

I use Dashlane to generate passwords, haven't got a clue what my passwords are.

 

[Polymathic]

Aren't you afraid someone will try log into your MYBB account with J0uMaSeModerator?

See my system is really is to remember "J0uMaSe" was just an example,

 

[SauRoNZA]

Google Chrome > Right-click > Generate Password.