July monthly poll - How do you keep track of your passwords?

[kaigun]

Passwords for different sites get treated differently.

Passwords for financial sites like my banks and insurance are never saved on the computer. I do write them down and lock them up in a secure place in case I forget.

For the rest I use a combination of three or four different passwords. I let the browser store them. I hadn't heard of the Firefox master password before. I might start using it but I also keep my XP login password protected so it's not like anyone is going to walk in and turn on my computer and get my passwords.

 

 

[Allan]

Well, right in line with this thread I awoke this morning, turned on my system, checked my email and found 4 charges on my iTunes account (billed to my AMEX) for approx $47 each. Looks like my iTunes account was hacked. Needless to say I cancelled my current Amex and they are sending a new one.

[overthehill]

Mine are kept on paper. A little book that I use strictly for that purpose. Sometimes that can be a problem though. Probably should have taken handwriting a little more seriously.

[JOHNSON BONNIE]

I HAVE ONE ONLY. MY OLD BRAIN, NEW TO ALL THIS, WOULD NEVER REMEMBER MORE!

[overthehill]

I HAVE ONE ONLY. MY OLD BRAIN, NEW TO ALL THIS, WOULD NEVER REMEMBER MORE!

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[Computer_Commando]

Password Pal, an oldie but goodie, and it's free.

[Ashutosh32]

I just remember anything thrown to me. My password for my earlier email account was %%fd1ad6%% .

[sergio72]

   Sorry but kpac, I just wanna ask , what if I wanted to create a password but it says put in old password first to create new?  Does that mean someone who shares the computer with me beat me to it and created a password before I?

    Thanks
Sergio

[Linux711]

For unimportant things I always use the same password, but for more secure things, I use a password that mostly consists of numbers. Certain numbers are incremented in a pattern, so each time I make a new password I change it a little. I remember the old ones cause I keep track of how many changes.

[Salmon Trout]

For unimportant things I always use the same password, but for more secure things, I use a password that mostly consists of numbers. Certain numbers are incremented in a pattern, so each time I make a new password I change it a little. I remember the old ones cause I keep track of how many changes.

I do that. I might start off with FurryZ00Animal000 and then it will be FurryZ00Animal001, FurryZ00Animal002 etc (made up example). I never ever tell anybody my password or the scheme by which it is arrived at.

[JohnLearner]

Hi, Everyone. I've just joined these Forums. Glad to be here. 

I've been using the paid version of RoboForm for years. If Firefox remembers them too, it's a nice backup. I also use the Flock browser, which seems to remember them for a while (like a few weeks), then forget the lot! LOL No sweat - there's always RoboForm.

John.

[overthehill]

Hi, Everyone. I've just joined these Forums. Glad to be here. 

I've been using the paid version of RoboForm for years. If Firefox remembers them too, it's a nice backup. I also use the Flock browser, which seems to remember them for a while (like a few weeks), then forget the lot! LOL No sweat - there's always RoboForm.

John.

We all have our methods, whatever they may be. To each his/her own. Anyway, welcome to CH. I'm confident that you'll enjoy your time here. overthehill

[tghall49]

I list all applications, with their passwords, in my Blackberry Password Keeper, backed up to my laptop.
The Blackberry Icon has been changed to "NFL Today".  Click on the icon and you get a question, "Do you want to see a list of this week's games?" where you enter the password.  Now that I've told you all, I must change the icon.

[patio]

What if the laptop and Blackberrie both decide to take a dump ? ?
Just curious...

[dominah]

My notebook on my desk.