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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Generating a password (or, actually, anything in general that involved some imagination and abstract creation) was the bane of my existence.

So when I managed to find an ingenious password that was both easy to remember and not obvious without the right hint, I was thrilled. I used it for 10 years straight.

Fortunately, the internet then was not the dangerous place it is now so you could safely reuse passwords everywhere.

Then I discovered password managers and they changed my life. There's only one password I need to remember now.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But what if you forget the password to your passwords?

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The trick is using something you can easily remember but also not obvious. For example: take your favorite book, pick the first sentence of the first chapter and change vowels with numbers. There, super easy to remember password, but almost impossible to guess.

Instead, you can use anything: the second sentence of the book, the name of your favourite song (or songs if the song is just one word), the lyrics of that song...

Just something that is easily accessible in case you forget but nobody could ever guess

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This and similar advice always reminds me of - IIRC - one of the Halo novels, which briefly featured a character logging in to read his corporate email. To do so he had to enter his password, ThereOnceWasAGirl; but he, the fool, accidentally entered ThereOncewasAGirl.

If it wasn't Halo, it was a similar type of story and this seemed an odd detail to include.

[–] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

4eva, noted

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I also like Lemmy's feature where it censors your password if you type it out. Here's mine:

**************
[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I tried copying and pasting it in google to see if it could read it still and this is what the ai came up with lmao

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

I do not consent to you giving Google my password!

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

password123

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I thought i was so clever using qwerty123 back then. Then I realized its super common...

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I got hacked. My browser got copied with all stored passwords. Which were almost all the same, for about 20 years. And my payment info. Purchases were made, accounts were used to spread malware through purchased ads. Accounts were banned. In the end I managed to get most of my money back, I ended up with a loss of only 30 euros.

I never store passwords in my browser anymore, I never click "remember me" or "stay logged in", I use 2FA when possible and I use a password manager with randomly generated long passwords.

[–] TheGingerNut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Mine's been leaked and I only use it locally now

[–] Scheisser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago
[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

When I don’t have a password autogen something for me, I am still using a variant of my original autogenerated geocities password from my days on the SunsetStrip. I’ve just buttressed it with additional letters and numbers as password requirements have changed.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Nowadays you need the apostrophe, and a mix of capital and small letters. #IDon'tKnow⁉️

[–] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

I make new passwords every now and then

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Your password is terrified of water and doesn't want you wading in the ocean.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

You're gonna get hacked

[–] imdunklenwald@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Use a password manager please

[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

KeePassXC btw