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by tater tot on November 6th, 2008

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How do you think of passwords for your various online accounts, do you use names, birthdates, random numbers? Do you always use the same password for all accounts?(I promise, I am not here to hack you... I just run out of ideas when it comes to passwords!

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  • by Demaga the second on November 6th, 2008

    Demaga the second

    I let god into my heart and just let the holy spirit flow free through my fingers.

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  • by MrJosh on November 7th, 2008

    MrJosh

    I have developed a system using street names and numbers. For instance, most of my E-mail accounts have a password that is the house number and street name of the house I grew up on. I also use the phone number that I grew up with for some things.

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  • by Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence on November 6th, 2008

    Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence

    Try this password strength checker at Microsoft.

    http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx

    There is a p/w generator built into Windows. Open a CMD window and type:

      net user administrator /random

    It will generate a random, high-strength p/w.

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  • by fanbase on November 6th, 2008

    fanbase

    For none sensitive stuff like my emails and websites I use mostly the same common passwords. However, for online banking, brokerage, investments, store (Buy.com, Amazon, Nestegg) accounts I use different passwords which always include random numbers and hard to guess words/proper nouns with nothing being a favorite of mine like a minor character's name from a book I once read or a Japanese song title, etc.

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  • by Mephistopheles on November 6th, 2008

    Mephistopheles

    Would you also like my bank account number, a copy of my driver's license and my Social Security number?

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  • by Sheila3444 on November 6th, 2008

    Sheila3444

    I use combinations of letters and numbers that have nothing to do with my personal life. A lot of ppl use their kids names, pets names, po box #'s and this would be so easy for someone who knows them well to figure out.

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  • by patio4it (tumblr) on November 6th, 2008

    patio4it (tumblr)

    The best is to use a combination of letters, numbers and/or special characters. Avoid dictionary words and have different passwords for various sites. Save a few for internal use (at home/office) and use others for external (WWW-)sites. Don't tell anyone your system in case you have one to make you remember a bunch of passwords.

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