06/08/2016

How to remember your passwords

By ben sim

First, you need a method of easily remembering your unique passwords without having to save them to your browser’s cookies.One method is to base them on the first letter of each account. For example, your Facebook password would correspond to (F), which could mean “favorite film.” If your favorite film is Star Wars, you might then pick your favorite character: Han Solo. Then, your password could be Solo, plus some combination of numbers and symbols that isn’t related to any of your personal data but instead has a hidden personal meaning—for example, you first saw Star Wars on your 7th birthday, which was in 1983, at your Uncle John’s house. So the password for Facebook is now Solo7_1983@johns. Not a foolproof system, because the most dedicated hacker can crack any password, but it’s much better than using variations on the same password for all accounts.

The second part is never store your passwords or other account information in a public cloud, where they could always be at risk of leaking or being hacked. Never store passwords in a Google Doc, or even in your smartphone’s notepad app—you’re asking for trouble.How to remember your passwords easily