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SwissTony

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20. I've used Australian Aboriginal names, the names of small villages in Germany

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Mon Mar 18, 2013, 04:23 PM

Mar 2013

and obscure Italian classical composers.

I rarely forget my password, but I have paper documentation in the form of books. I just need to remember the theme and the appropriate book.

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Worst passwords [View all] guardian Feb 2013 OP

I got tired of my one credit card account wanting me to change it every 6 months. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #1

To resolve password reset frequencies (and to remember them easier) Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #6

counting everything I have over 100 passwords to remember. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #7

I use a dollar bill serial number (with the letters) I stick the bill under the tower. .. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #15

admin lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #2

'passw0rd' with a zero IDemo Feb 2013 #3

I don't think I could remember these. Go Vols Feb 2013 #4

I used to use names of Hawaiian towns. RC Feb 2013 #5

That's a good one. guardian Feb 2013 #8

You got it. RC Feb 2013 #9

Message auto-removed year of the cat Feb 2013 #10

I'm not "for it" guardian Feb 2013 #11

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dude guardian Feb 2013 #13

Message auto-removed year of the cat Feb 2013 #14

password strength (xkcd) Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #16

And how many systems allow passwords longer than 12 characters ? eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 #18

ashley is more popular than Jesus progressoid Feb 2013 #17

Pet's names- JanMichael Feb 2013 #19

I've used Australian Aboriginal names, the names of small villages in Germany SwissTony Mar 2013 #20

I've been cycling through names of the week/month blaze Mar 2013 #21