Interesting article, Ive got about 4 of them that i use for just about everything. They are all long and complex, they are also all on yellow post it notes on my moniter.

i'll remember that when i sneak into your house Matt

as for passwords, i remember 9 for solely gaming purposes, another 5 for forums and emails all stuffed into my head

the more important passwords are like 15 chars long

I remember reading that the most commonly used password was "fred" many years ago. I wonder if it is still true? In any case, I like passwords. What's the alternative? Barcodes? RFID chips? Retinal scans? My paranoia levels are increasing as I type .

Final - So you can finally join us in the Admirals' mess, eh? Nice work .

Edited by - Friar Esquilax on 6/8/2004 8:18:08 PM

The longest password I have is 19 digits long, all numbers. Kind of a pain in the butt to remember though.

i have fifteen passwords the longest 9 digits the shortest (here at tlr) three digits i have no trouble remebering them
edit- fourteen (the one was for school )

Edited by - arton alpha on 6/10/2004 2:10:46 PM

It is always a good idea to use long and complex password for any authentication system.

My non-important passwords are about 15 charactors and contain letters, numbers and symbols.

My important passwords are usally 25-30 charactores long and contain all of the above charactor types. I NEVER write them down anyware for security purposes, I always just remember them.

IF I need to write down some important information, I just encrypt it inside of 3 ZIP files, then 2 rar files with a 50 char password

Banjo - Bah! Just encrypt a text file with 128-bit encryption (or better). It's what I would do .

nine digits is as high as i can go and still remeber them without problems, if i type somthing on my computer i encrypt, change the font to symbols save it to cd or floppy and put the floppy/cd into my locking cabinet
is that secure enough?

Eski, what do you use to encrypt your text files?

WinZip/WinRAR? Or specilized encryption software?

@kimk - If you would like to travel across the Atlantic/Pacific and break into my house and get to my basement with no windows. Be my guest, you'll probably get better stuff the my forum and account passwords.

To bad my bank passwords for my atm are not on there. Those only me, myself, and i know....erm....and my girlfriend i suppose. Then again theres not much about me she doesnt know.

Edited by - Matt8705 on 6/10/2004 10:06:21 PM

im an odd one i am. i once wanted to have the same password and nickname for every site (just a few with a different nickname) but every time i register i forget my last password sso hense i have different passwords

Banjo - I keep everything in my head, but if I did need to encrypt something, I would use something specialised. Either that, or I'd install NTFS and use NTFS encryption. It's not a secure as it could be, but it's not bad.

Its about time for me to change all of mine again. I may do it when I do a reinstall this weekend. Pain in the royal butt!.

Michael Song of Solomon


Edited by - Finalday on 6/11/2004 5:15:14 AM

@His Holiness Esquilaximus I

How many IDs and passwords are we talking about? After a while it gets too ridiculous. E.g.

I have:

Work network ID and PW
Work website ID and PW
Work email ID and PW
Work SQL Database Interface ID and PW
Work remote handheld email ID and PW
Bank Main ID and PW/PIN
Bank Alternate ID and PW/PIN
Bank Wire Transfer ID and PW/PIN
Bank Website ID and PW
Primary credit card ID and PW/PIN
Secondary credit card ID and PW/PIN
Home PC ID and PW
Home email ID and PW
Airline #1 mileage club ID and PW
Airline #2 mileage club ID and PW
Airline #3 mileage club ID and PW
Hotel #1 mileage club ID and PW
Hotel #2 mileage club ID and PW
Rent-a-Car #1 ID and PW
Rent-a-Car #2 ID and PW

I am fast losing track. AND I cannot keep all of these in my head.