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  • P Pete OHanlon

    pierrecor wrote:

    You suggest me keeping 101+ passwords... This is quite impossible since I am a member of many websites

    Yup. There are password vaults that you can use to store the details. The key point here though, is that by using the same password/username combination you leave yourself wide open to having your details stolen and accounts accessed. What you are doing is almost as bad as having your password set to password or abc123. They are easily guessed, and leave you wide open to online identity fraud.

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    Xiangyang Liu
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    Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

    What you are doing is almost as bad as having your password set to password or abc123.

    That's totally inadequate. I would suggest abcd1234. :)

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    • P pierrecor

      Certainly you make me think again. point me to a helpful article where I can learn more. P

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      J4amieC
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      pierrecor wrote:

      point me to a helpful article

      :omg:

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        Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

        What you are doing is almost as bad as having your password set to password or abc123.

        That's totally inadequate. I would suggest abcd1234. :)

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        Pete OHanlon
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        Xiangyang Liu wrote:

        I would suggest abcd1234

        Oh - do you think you could remember such a complicated password?

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          Xiangyang Liu wrote:

          I would suggest abcd1234

          Oh - do you think you could remember such a complicated password?

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          Joe 2
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          L:-DL

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          • P Pete OHanlon

            Xiangyang Liu wrote:

            I would suggest abcd1234

            Oh - do you think you could remember such a complicated password?

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            DavidNohejl
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            Nope. Just write it down and keep it as sticky note on monitor :)


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            • D DavidNohejl

              Nope. Just write it down and keep it as sticky note on monitor :)


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              Pete OHanlon
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              dnh wrote:

              Nope. Just write it down and keep it as sticky note on monitor

              That's all right then. Glad to hear you're taking security seriously.:-D

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              • P pierrecor

                You suggest me keeping 101+ passwords... This is quite impossible since I am a member of many websites. However, the serious websites such as the online bank do have a special username and password.

                the confused are confused beyond confusion

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                cp9876
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                I think you will find that you are in violation of the terms and conditions of most financial websites if you disclose your login details to any third party - this would include any other website. So if you reuse these logins you run the risk of fraudulent activity AND being held liable for it.


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                • P Pete OHanlon

                  pierrecor wrote:

                  You suggest me keeping 101+ passwords... This is quite impossible since I am a member of many websites

                  Yup. There are password vaults that you can use to store the details. The key point here though, is that by using the same password/username combination you leave yourself wide open to having your details stolen and accounts accessed. What you are doing is almost as bad as having your password set to password or abc123. They are easily guessed, and leave you wide open to online identity fraud.

                  Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                  Richard Jones
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                  Dark Helmet: What idiot would use 12345 for a password?? (Whispers:Change my password):laugh:

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                  • P pierrecor

                    You suggest me keeping 101+ passwords... This is quite impossible since I am a member of many websites. However, the serious websites such as the online bank do have a special username and password.

                    the confused are confused beyond confusion

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                    JudyL_MD
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                    pierrecor wrote:

                    You suggest me keeping 101+ passwords... This is quite impossible since I am a member of many websites

                    I use RoboForm[^] at home. Manages passwords and usernames for you. Love it!! Judy

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                    • P Pete OHanlon

                      pierrecor wrote:

                      You suggest me keeping 101+ passwords... This is quite impossible since I am a member of many websites

                      Yup. There are password vaults that you can use to store the details. The key point here though, is that by using the same password/username combination you leave yourself wide open to having your details stolen and accounts accessed. What you are doing is almost as bad as having your password set to password or abc123. They are easily guessed, and leave you wide open to online identity fraud.

                      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                      Malcolm Smart
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                      Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

                      abc123.

                      Damn...I'll change it.

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