Friday, January 24, 2014

Creating And Remembering Passwords

I don’t know about you, but for the life of me I cannot remember the various usernames and passwords I have for all FIVE MILLION online accounts I use.

I actually have a book that I keep them in, but it’s so messy and unorganized that it takes me FOUR hours to flip through each page and find the login information I need.

For being someone who is so OCD about things, I cannot believe how CHAOTIC I am when it comes to organizing my user ID’s and passwords. I don't even alphabetize them, I just write them down in the book on the first page that I happen to open.

Now the user ID's I don't have as much difficulty remembering because I usually alternate them between the two different email addresses I have, or I have two different words I use. Yet, it’s the passwords I have the hardest time recalling. Especially for certain accounts that I don't use all the time.

I try to make my passwords only slightly varied, like maybe one additional letter or number, but attempt to keep them basically the same.

However, some of the initial sign up registration information on many websites require that you create a password that is so challenging and annoying, you would swear that you were creating a security code for the front door of the United States Mint. It's utterly ridiculous because they require it to be at least 8-10 characters long and must contain CAPS, numbers, lowercase letters, vowels, symbols, and the date you lost your virginity.

So you pick one like this:

And then I love how after you finally come up with a password, the strength meter on the bottom of the window reads: WEAK STRENGTH

So you try and pick another one: