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[jubilant]

I have mine filed in a kitchen recipe box. I was the same way and got tired of losing them so this is really working for me.

[Allegheny]

I join the crowd. I've been locked out of my health insurance web site for about two weeks. They give you one chance to get it right then lock you out. And don't you like the sites that require you change your password every 90 days!

We had that at work. It was a part of my job to secure access for our new employees, assign menus, and train. I was constantly getting requests to reset passwords. I am sure since I retired they have automated the system.

Anyway back to the original. I too used to use the same password, but changed many of them over the years for security purposes. I got myself a small spiral ring notebook and list them and enter date established. I primarily use a system of dates of events in my life, using the name of the month then date and year. I don't use birthdays, rather date I started work, date I retired, date I got my new car, date we moved into our house. But then again in addition to passwords I have different user names, and I wholly admit it gets mind boggling.

If/when I change them I go to the notebook and update the information and enter a new date. My husband set up an excel document for himself where he keeps his information.

I recently learned that on my MAC that I can look up my saved user names and passwords. Its editable and comes in handy, it requires my administrator code so others cannot access.

[LilacTree]

I have two usernames (not counting the one on this BB). I also have two passwords. I mix the usernames and passwords up, never putting the same two together on any site. I also throw in an extra letter or number on the usernames and passwords and I may do that in the middle, at the end, and sometimes at the beginning.

A good method to use is your last name (or another's that you won't forget) alternating someone else's (not yours) birthday numbers every other letter/number, and then typing it back to front (backwards). You can formulate this as a username or a password and switch them around also.

I have found the trick is to use a basic name/number that you won't forget for both username and password. Most of the time I can recall how I've altered them for each site quite easily. Also, I have a bare minimum of sites that I join.

[chickenbutt]

I have so many passwords it's insane. Even if it were smart to use the same one everywhere, which of course it is NOT, you couldn't because different websites have different requirements.

So, I've used RoboForm for many years. It's the number one software for passwords. You pay very little for the software and get lifetime. If you have more than one computer it's even less expensive.

[Allegheny]

Thats why I like coming here. The sharing of so many great ideas! I learn something new almost every day.

[MaggieToo]

I have the ""Internet Buddy"" Web Journal.

[JustJazzmom]

If you need a password manager, my son recommends Keepass: http://keepass.info He uses it for storing all his passwords.

In short, it can store your passwords in a password-encrypted file. Then, you really only need to remember two passwords: the one for the file and the one for the computer. On top of that, it's useful for rarely used sites. You can have it generate a long string of random letters, numbers, and symbols to make strong passwords for those sites. If you use recycled passwords, you run the risk of a security breach on one site resulting in other accounts being compromised because of the shared passwords and usernames.

[kittykatkay]

On 3/19/2014 Suzie said:

I have Norton Identity Safe & keep them written down.

[gazelle77]

I have SO MANY passwords.... I have a good memory... but still tend to reuse many of them.

[Suziepeach]

On 3/19/2014 kittykatkay said:

On 3/19/2014 Suzie said:

I have Norton Identity Safe & keep them written down.