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[caz963]

I've just paid some bills online, and had to invent yet ANOTHER password for something.

I get that some of this stuff is an extra layer of security, all well and good. But if we're not supposed to write passwords down, how the hell are we going to remember them all?

I admit, I've taken to using the same usernames and passwords for practically everything - but it really pisses me off when a site won't let me have a particular password because it doesn't have the required number of letters/numbers/capital letters. That means I have to think of a new one, and they're the ones I'm likely to forget. The one I've just used is for Verified by Visa, which I've changed 3 times in the last couple of months. I'll have to change it next time as well, because all the easily memorable passwords are ones I've already used.

I think that next time I'll just enter a random bunch of numbers and letters, because whatever I put in, I'll have forgotten it by the next time!

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[caz963.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the other thing - most of these places won't let you recylcle passwords, so you're even more likely to forget them because you're having to think of new ones all the time. My real problems are with Verified by Visa and a similar one that my mastercard uses - not all retailers use them and then when they do, I get the passwords mixed up. One of them I had to use capitals and one I didn't... and you only get three chances to get it right. It's a right PITA.