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writes:Can everybody please help me on this one? Everybody. I have so many different passwords and PINs. Mobile phones, PC access, websites, bank accounts, email, Paypal. I'm way the past the stage of being able to remember them. I thought it a good idea to record them after changing passwords because of the missing computer discs scandal here in UK. But where do you keep it? I was going to keep on the computer. Bad idea - it could get hacked, and they could see what website accounts you've got. In the house - but what if I get broken into. Maybe my wardrobe. No good either, that's one of the places they search for valuables. In my mobile phone - I might leave my phone somewhere, then I'd be completely lost. In the car. But the car could get stolen and they would find it. On my person - every chance of losing it - and I would have credit cards with me, so if I got mugged they've got it on a plate.Maybe I should change everything to one password!!!??!!How does everyone else manage this problem.??????? Reply to this Question
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reader, justcallmejoe  +, writes (26 March 2009):
If you are a mac user, there is an excellent application I've used for years called 1Password, it is available for Mac for sale, a free ipod touch and iphone version, and a paid Palm version. I generate secure passwords of 13 characters for every single site that I visit, and it also fills in my credit card numbers and fills out forms for me, protected by 448 bit blowfish encryption. I'm just a happy customer.... There are similar programs for PC but I don't know what the best one is....
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reader, Richard_EMids +, writes (2 December 2007):
Richard_EMids is verified as being by the original poster of the question Err! What is IMBD ?
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reader, KingLeo +, writes (2 December 2007):
 dude, these answers are great ways to get your identity jacked.The phone isnt bad but only Dr.Pete is right. Three levels of security. I use site related passwords for the low threat ones, or use somthing that I cant forget, nubers from old addresses or something. example..For IMBD i would do something like: escapeNY1980, favorite movie and a birthday,For email i would do : postage37, mail related term and price of stamp and for something like a bank : 2totallybroke1, my financial condition, Ha!that way I know that my PW has something to do with the site and it stays in memory better.
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reader, Richard_EMids +, writes (30 November 2007):
Richard_EMids is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThanks for replies for everyone. I guess it needs to be "peronality suited" more than "security suited" to be practical.
Richard
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 November 2007): Never use the same password for everything.
Most passwords are not stored encrypted in databases, and so are readable by website administrators. Therefore they could gain access to any other of the websites you use.
What I do is this:
Use a general password for websites that don't have sensitive data (such as this website)
Use a different password for websites that may contain more personal information. Depending on how secure the website seems, you may have a few passwords for these kind of websites.
Then for very personal websites (such as banking, paypal etc) use unique passwords for each one.
Also security questions such as "Mother's maiden name" and "Where were you born" I always use a fictious answer, since the real answers can quite easily be found in public records.
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reader, Richard_EMids +, writes (27 November 2007):
Richard_EMids is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThanks for the advice so far. I'm giving these some serious thought.
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 November 2007): the easiest thing is to have each password variations on the same one.
Like same numbers, different order... same witha few doubled up or added and what not.
Things like that.
Oh and choose numbers at random and memorise them. Don't use anything that can be figured out by looking at your life. No dates, events, names. Anything.
Just completely random.
And where possible include random letters. Alpha-numeric is always better than one.
Flynn 24
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 November 2007): everything to one password so that only you can remember.i think that will be very helpful for you.
but- don't make it an obvious one. for example your son/daughter or wife's name. maybe something like your favorite childhood tv show with two numbers added next to it.
for instance, tomandjerry56 or something. whatever you make it, make it only obvious for you and not other people.
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 November 2007): everything to one password so that only you can remember.i think that will be very helpful for you.
but- don't make it an obvious one. for example your son/daughter or wife's name. maybe something like your favorite childhood tv show with two numbers added next to it.
for instance, tomandjerry56 or something. whatever you make it, make it only obvious for you and not other people.
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 November 2007): I agree change everything to the same password, make sure it is something you will remeber, also you can request a secret question to remind you.
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reader, TomWilkinson +, writes (26 November 2007):
 I save things I struggle remembering on my phone, for example my PIN for my bank card, but save it as if it is a person in my contacts. I save the contact name as "Peter Ian Naylor" (PIN), not just "pin" so even if someone goes through my phone it just looks like loads of people!
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