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| From | Joe <joe@jretrading.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Writing passwords down |
| Date | 2024-12-19 12:20 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <JVmJr-RUr-15@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | (9 earlier) <JUUka-pdi-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <JUZ0t-sAu-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <JVdmN-HAs-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <JVdwt-HQb-7@gated-at.bofh.it> <JVkRj-QJ1-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:56:00 +0000 Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote: > John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> wrote: > > Karen writes: > > > Well, I do not use hundreds. Still that little black book is, > > > speaking personally, far safer to my mind then any digital > > > solution. > > > > If you are going to use a little black book why not just use random > > passwords? pwgen -s 10 and write it down. > > > Because a long series of random characters is incredibly difficult to > type accurately! > > Horses for courses, I enter login passwords/passphrases quite > frequently (lots of different systems that I ssh to) long, > unmemorable, passwords would be useless. > > For the odd password that needs to be **extra** secure I suppose I > could use a written down password. > Something nobody has mentioned in connection with remembering passwords is how often they are used. Many passwords I use are created and then not used for another year or more. There's no way to remember anything of any complexity at all over that period with no refreshing, whereas even quite a random and complicated one will start to stick if used every day. -- Joe
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Re: Writing passwords down [was: a passwordless operating system] Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-17 18:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down [was: a passwordless operating system] "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@touchtonecorp.com> - 2024-12-17 18:40 +0100
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Re: Writing passwords down [was: a passwordless operating system] tomas@tuxteam.de - 2024-12-17 19:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down [was: a passwordless operating system] Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2024-12-17 21:10 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-17 18:50 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> - 2024-12-17 20:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-17 20:50 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-18 06:00 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 11:00 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 18:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-18 19:00 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@touchtonecorp.com> - 2024-12-18 19:10 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-18 20:10 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down pocket@homemail.com - 2024-12-18 21:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 19:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 20:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-19 06:00 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 20:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-18 23:10 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-19 02:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-19 02:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-19 02:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-19 02:40 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-19 10:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-12-19 12:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-20 04:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-12-20 05:40 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-20 05:40 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-20 06:10 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-20 10:50 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-12-21 01:40 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-21 04:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-20 10:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 10:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-18 10:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 10:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 18:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-18 19:00 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-18 19:20 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Frank Jezzer <etphonehomefrance@gmail.com> - 2024-12-22 17:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-17 23:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-17 20:30 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2024-12-17 21:50 +0100
Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 10:30 +0100
Re: a passwordless operating system debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2024-12-17 12:10 +0100
Re: a passwordless operating system Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-15 15:40 +0100
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Re: a passwordless operating system Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-16 08:50 +0100
Re: a passwordless operating system Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-12-16 09:00 +0100
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Re: a passwordless operating system 🦓 <czyborra@gmail.com> - 2024-12-16 09:10 +0100
Re: a passwordless operating system Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-16 09:10 +0100
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