I just remember 'em, since I only have four passwords that I use.

I memorized my passwords, as well as my FDE encryption key (16 characters).

pfft I use a very common password

If a pass need to be over 3, i use this...

If a pass need to be over 3 with letters and numbers, i use another this.. XD

If a pass need to be over 8, i use this =DD XD

If a pass need to be over 8 with letters and numbers.. I'll try and find one =DD

😀 memory 😀 😀

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i have one common pass word for everything that doesnt have much security issues, and anohter one for important sites like banks/uni etc. its not hard to remember 2.

i just remember them since i basically only have 2 passwords. one for stuff that arent important and one thats very complicated that i have for stuff that are

"Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?

I don't memorize any passwords at all. But neither do I write them down.

</geek mode - forgive me? Please? : ) >

I developed and memorized a pair of functions, not a set of passwords.

My current functions take some consistent part of the URL, Application name, or Subject that will be presented to me every time I am asked for my credentials, and operates on it.

Operation Map: Input -> Filter -> Lookup -> Obfuscate -> Output

• Inputs: URL/AppName, Year/Quarter/Month

• Filter: Select X Symbols from Input string in one of three patterns, selected by some consistent feature of the site.

• Lookup: Match Filter results against one or more of several lookup tables (ie: A=Apple, B=Boy; or A=N, B=O (rot13); or A=Alpha, B=Beta (greek) etc. Other patterns also include katakana transliteration for us manga fans. : )

• Obfuscate: Use a simple operation to eliminate recognizable words or patterns.

• Output: Resulting password. Totally custom to that site / application, relatively easy to derive whenever you visit that site again, and - if you made your choices well - totally impossible to reverse engineer by anyone else.

The other, high-security function I use is based on an overwhelmingly more geekish pattern, and results in passwords longer than 32 characters, so it doesn’t get used as often. It's a variant of the DES encryption algorithm : ) (I had to design and program a 3DES and AES encryption FPGA in a class back in college) It uses all 8 lookup tables I've memorized, so it's a bitch to use. The results, however, map out to be statistically random, regardless of the degree of order in the input.

</geeking out finished - sorry : ) >

Seriously, I'd suggest building your own functions to everyone else out there - given all the grief a cracked account can lead to in this age: money lost, credit record ruined, false or libelous info posted under your name - and once the police have your name, the burden of proving you're innocence is on you, not the police or lawyers.

After spending the effort on building and memorizing it, using it is a snap - never need to worry about forgetting passwords ever again, and know that if one gets compromised, it hasn't hurt anything else.

Luck, folks.

I kinda lost you there, but aren't you worried of the computer breaking down?

Or, did you save the program? (which I mean is...to a disk drive?)

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I agree with a lot of people here. I only use a few passwords. one Password for Important accounts. one Password for account that I don't really care if people get into. one Password for a one time thing (like where a site require me to be a member to do whatever I want to do).

It's all memory for me but sometimes I forget I and I have to sit there an remember it. Did that once with my email. xD

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I have 300 different passwords, and I can remember them all.

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I kinda lost you there, but aren't you worried of the computer breaking down?

Or, did you save the program? (which I mean is...to a disk drive?)

If you're referring to me - It's in memory, specifically: mine.

When you make a simple list of elements that all have meaning to you, or are all on a same subject or topic you're familiar with, it's pretty easy to memorize it. Chances are, you already have several such lists floating around in your own memory.

Here's two examples: First the simple one: What letters is the number 5 associated with on a phone? Or vice versa: what button(s) on a phone would you press enter a 'k'? For the more advanced: think of some subject or topic you are familiar with, that has a lot of related elements to it. For instance, if you're reading this, I bet you know a lot of manga titles, and can probably recite many of their main and favorite lesser character names off the top of your head. : ) After that, just organize them into a list, where each letter or number has a coresponding name attached to it, and if you have any missing letters or numbers, move to the next letter or number in sequence. Simple. : )

If you think this is too hard - here's a little game that I'll bet you'll do better at then you think: How many characters' names in Mahou Sensei Negima can you remember? Or on a smaller scale, try combining the main characters from Fruits Basket, Ah! My Goddess, and Inuyasha? Give it a try - I'll bet you'll do better then you think if you just concentrate on it for a sec. Try remembering story arcs, favorite scenes, etc.

For even more fun for those who have spent too much time reading untranslated sfx, (and making the passwords more totally un-decypherable to anyone else) try picking the first X or so hiragana transliterations in a URL, and matching them to favorite manga character names. : )

ie: mail.yahoo.com --> (MA)(I)l.(YA)(HO)(O).c(O)m

if you use Negima, you get:

MA = Makie Sasaki (rythmic gymnast)
I = Ako Izumi (scar / guitar in a band)
YA = Ayaka Yukihiro (shotacon prez)
HO = Nodoka Miyazaki (aka Honya) (bookstore / library exploration club)
O = Akira Ookouchi (swim team / silent chapter hero)

Note: I included mnemonics after each character name so that you could remember specific events or identifying behaviors.

From there, use any (consistent!) rule you want to select what you replace each element with.

examples:

First Three Letters Of Other Name: SasAkoYukNodAki
Alternate First Three Letters and Phone Equivelent: Sas1Yuk5Aki

Simple, reproducable, and very, very secure. : )

PS: You don't even need an element for each letter or number, using just 10 or 15 works just as well. Just skip over any missing leters to the next in the sequence. Like there is no 'C' (ignoring 'chi' - and 'Chamomile' aka Kamo aka 'Long, Thick, Furry...' (loved that scene : )) in japanese, so move on to 'D' = Donnet Mcguiness (Yuuna's 'rival').

. . .

Again, I wrote a frickin' dissertation - sorry folks. : )

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I memorize, but the hard part is trying to remember what var. of my account name I used, and which pass. I used with it.

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i memorize it its just one 2 words combine so its easy.. all my accounts have on password 🤢 if u know it then ull open all my accounts hahah! lol

worrying is just wasting time

My computer memorizes 'em all. i forgot all of them long ago.

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im not good at memorizin stuff so i use my birthday i thought plain n simple nobody would of guessed it n idont think anyone wants to hack me 🙂

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I remember my passwords cause I use one or two, but it's the usernames that I write down.

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