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The secret to the PERFECT password: (Original Post)
ret5hd
Mar 2022
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flor-de-jasmim
(2,266 posts)1. I-N-F-I-N-I-T-Y ??? :-)
Akoto
(4,301 posts)2. Funny (if bad language) related clip from a game I love...
Hank is not fond of technology.
old as dirt
(1,972 posts)3. My passwords are so strong...
...I need sticky-notes on my computer just to remember them.
mitch96
(15,672 posts)4. One of the IT guys at work gave me this tip. Use something familiar like a name or school
and spell it backwards and add some familiar numbers like your old phone number or year of birth.
You know the name and number so it will be hard to forget.. Just don't use a palindrome!!
Susan 1948
Nasus 8491
Works for me..
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woodsprite
(12,546 posts)5. Or use a phrase substituting numbers, special chars, mixed case
Something like
B$tcMpTR?d3l!
The network admin and I at work used to change the server password monthly. Wed close our eyes, open a dictionary, and put our finger on a the page. Wherever it landed was the first word of the pass phrase. Did that 2 more times. I remember one - salty seashells garden. Just cant remember where the caps and special chars were - too many years ago
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