How do you remember your passwords?

4 passwords, with variations (such as being in 1337). Only problem is that sometimes I get to a site and have to try 4 or 5 combinations before I can get in :3
 
A sensible way I've been recommended but don't use myself is to have your basic password, say "spongefingus" and then decorate it as required with something that hints to the system you're using, if you can keeping the number/pattern of numeric, 1337 is easy to remember, and non-alpha numerics the same.

So if your password changes monthly for your work PC it could be
[July-W0rk-Sp0ng3fingu5]
or your email:
[3m4i1-Sp0ng3fingu5]
 
I used to use the same 4 or 5 passwords with subtle variations. The other day when looking at all the saved passwords in Firefox I noticed just how many sites I use and thought "crap, if just one of my passwords go found out I could be in trouble!" :eek:

I started off using KeePass which I quite like. I am currently giving LastPass a go, at the moment I prefer it as it integrates with Firefox meaning I don't have to copy/paste from KeePass.

I still update my KeePass database as I use it on my iPhone - would suck to be out and about and not remember my 20 character forum password! :p
 
Me and a friend made up a system to remember passwords ages ago, it works really well!

It's...

Tell you're self a little rhyme or sentance, replace anything that can be said in txt speak as one capital letter and everything that could be a number as a number.

So....

"I love my little toes because I have two of them"

would be...

IlmltbIh2ot

...or replace the little rhymm with something smutty, normally it's smutty but it's easy to remember!!
 
Have about 15 different passwords, all of which get rotated in use. So, depending on how secure I want the site to be depends on password strength. Say forums, they're not as important as say logins for online stores/ banking.
 
I either leave them as default "admin" and "password" or keep them all in a text document on my desktop making sure my wifi is unsecure and sharing documents is switched on.

Is that not a good idea then?

On a serious note, some I do have to keep written down for stupid websites which won't allow you to set your password yourself. I have two which are 16 digit alphanumeric with lower and uppercase and they even put on the bloody letter, keep it stored somewhere safe! The fact I have to use it almost every day means it sits on my desk in front of my computer.

Their efforts of trying to be ultra secure and issuing silly passwords and not allowing you to change them backfires somewhat.

As for passwords I tend to use the same one as I need about 30+ which I know is not a good idea. However, my password is a very long phrase with some of the vowels swapped for numbers.

Taking Ukadders example "I love my little toes because I have two of them"

would become

1l0v3myl1ttl3t03sb3caus31havetw00fth3m
 
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I have groups of passwords which are used in acordance on how secure/important the website is. For example:

Forums low priority so use this particular password. My emails VERY imporantant so use a mixture of very secure passwords. None of my servers or equipment use the default users.

I also use nothing to store my passwords as if someone gets my one password im stuffed. Programs/websites like that I think are incredibly a bad idea.
 
I have three main passwords that I use: two of them are similar, as one is just a slightly longer variation of the other that I use for a little extra security, and the third is my mum's email password. There is a fourth password that I've occasionally used which consists of a random bunch of numbers and letters, but it's impossible to type quickly so isn't very convenient for day-to-day use.

But in terms of remembering passwords... I guess they just stick.
 
I have a system as I need to regularly change complex passwords. Hampshire Police make me change it every 90 days and it has to really complex :( That then filters down to my ebanking etc.
 
I use different passwords based on the type of thing the password is for, then use variations of each. I store it all in my brain :)
 
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