This is why I don’t use passwords. I make one up randomly whenever I need it, then let my computer remember it for me. When that doesn’t work, I go through the entire process they put you through to get a new password, which again I generate randomly and let my computer remember for me.
Because nothing — NOTHING — I do is that important.
I retired from a major American company in 2001. The last 20 years of my tenure, I dealt with very (in their eyes) very sensitive material whose databases were protected by “passwords”. These passwords were changed, usually monthly. They were 12 to 16 characters long and were a random mixture of characters, special characters and numerals and the “OVERRIDING” rule our ‘nascent’ I. T. departments had was that these should NEVER be written down and left around the computers and other data terminals we used! I leave it to you to imagine how “exhaustively” we followed THAT RULE.
This was before the era of “Post-Its” so we always received notice of “security visits” from the divisional or corporate offices two days to a week before the visit – I don’t EVER remember the odd bits of tape scattered around the outsides of the computer screens and other monitors ever being mentioned, but it had to have been noticed!
That represents the “other side” of the “password problem” – most people only have to deal with the side that objects to having a password of “password”, which is equally “stupid”!
I try to totally AVOID any site or organization that objects to me using one of the three passwords I’ve used since the days BEFORE the imposition of the World Wide Web into the Internet, and nobody gets my credit card number so they can “automatically renew” ANYTHING! What kind of morons do businesses take us for, anyway? THEY serve US! We DO NOT serve THEM!
Oh, and, by the way, did you know that if you’re willing to climb high enough in the I.T. Department hierarchy, you CAN keep using a “recently used” password – just be careful – going higher in any corporation will run the danger of encountering “Pointy-Haired Boss” syndrome.
BE THIS GUY over 5 years ago
No need to cry.
rekam Premium Member over 5 years ago
Smart woman.
bmatraw Premium Member over 5 years ago
Lastpass
Algolei I over 5 years ago
This is why I don’t use passwords. I make one up randomly whenever I need it, then let my computer remember it for me. When that doesn’t work, I go through the entire process they put you through to get a new password, which again I generate randomly and let my computer remember for me.
Because nothing — NOTHING — I do is that important.
Olddog1 over 5 years ago
So to win she had to give out the user name and password on TV.
Meg: Cute as a Raccoon over 5 years ago
Carolyn Jones would have been a better name.
William Bednar Premium Member over 5 years ago
Anyone want to guess Trump’s password to his bank account? It’s “money”.
wellis1947 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I retired from a major American company in 2001. The last 20 years of my tenure, I dealt with very (in their eyes) very sensitive material whose databases were protected by “passwords”. These passwords were changed, usually monthly. They were 12 to 16 characters long and were a random mixture of characters, special characters and numerals and the “OVERRIDING” rule our ‘nascent’ I. T. departments had was that these should NEVER be written down and left around the computers and other data terminals we used! I leave it to you to imagine how “exhaustively” we followed THAT RULE.
This was before the era of “Post-Its” so we always received notice of “security visits” from the divisional or corporate offices two days to a week before the visit – I don’t EVER remember the odd bits of tape scattered around the outsides of the computer screens and other monitors ever being mentioned, but it had to have been noticed!
That represents the “other side” of the “password problem” – most people only have to deal with the side that objects to having a password of “password”, which is equally “stupid”!
I try to totally AVOID any site or organization that objects to me using one of the three passwords I’ve used since the days BEFORE the imposition of the World Wide Web into the Internet, and nobody gets my credit card number so they can “automatically renew” ANYTHING! What kind of morons do businesses take us for, anyway? THEY serve US! We DO NOT serve THEM!
Oh, and, by the way, did you know that if you’re willing to climb high enough in the I.T. Department hierarchy, you CAN keep using a “recently used” password – just be careful – going higher in any corporation will run the danger of encountering “Pointy-Haired Boss” syndrome.
bakana over 5 years ago
Sadly, these days, people would be stupid enough to Play this “Game” if they thought it would get them on TV.
Bogy Premium Member over 5 years ago
I only remember 1 password, the password to my password manager.