Whilst happily browsing in a bookstore on Saturday, and fighting the urge to buy yet another notebook, I found a spiral bound, hard-covered notebook with the title “INTERNET PASSWORDS”. My first reaction was: what a good idea! All the passwords in one place, quick and easy reference. No more ratty little bits of paper. And then I thought: Hang on a mo. If the password notebook is on your desk, or in public view, then what is to stop other people from snooping? Or – even worse –ransacking your bank account? Spending thousands on your on-line shopping sites? Maybe not such a good idea. I wonder where you keep your passwords? Because I have different passwords for most of my accounts, I have to write them down, that’s for sure. And I’m not telling you where I keep them. Yes: I confess to having a nasty suspicious nature. Actually, the word ‘password’ is a misnomer. Swear words usually ensue, on this topic. Especially when trying to persuade some nitpicking electronic genie to accept your new password. Too short. Too long. Not enough numeric symbols. Too many alpha symbols. **!!@#!**&%#$@!!!!**
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For your peace of mind, passwords don’t need to be so complicated: they just need to be long. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/08/08/man-wrote-password-bible-admits-advice-completely-wrong/
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Thanks. will check the telegraph link. Long or short you still have to remember the darn things, and we’re always told ‘don’t use the same password for all your sites.’ So I don’t. Hence: a huge variety of passwords.
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Okay Hmmm. but if they’re very long, doesn’t this require even more memory effort?
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One guy used “incorrect’ as his password. So every time he tried to log on to something and it invariably said (as it always does), “password incorrect ‘ it would remind him what it was.
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Oh – very clever!
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The bane(s) of my existence…
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That little book was a good idea, so why not just cover it and call its Granny’s recipes! “
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Ginny – you’re a genius! great idea.
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Indeed Alison. There is also an app you can download which holds all your passwords, but what if you forget the password that opens that app?
I got so annoyed the other day trying to “create” a new password – to get told it is too weak, to short too blah blah, Eventually I typed “F*ckyou” as my password only to be told “Sorry that password is already in use”
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Can quite believe this anecdote!
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’ So I don’t.
I got so harried the other day trying to “create” a new password – to get told it is too decrepit, to unforesightful too blah blah, Eventually I typed “F*ckyou” as my password only to be told “sad that password is already in use of goods and services”
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No surprises there!
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