Of course I’m not asking you to give away your passwords. But for those of you who have so many, how do you keep track of them all? Do you use any unique methods?

I know many people struggle between having something that’s easy to remember and something that’s easy to guess. If you keep a note with your passwords on it, for example, it can be stolen, lost, or destroyed, or if you make them according to a pattern that’s easy to remember, the wrong people might find them easier to guess.

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    I use passphrases from movies of shows that I like. Then add a special symbol and a number that I like.

    Thanks for nothing you useless reptile!61

    This has 100.54 bits of entropy. I consider anything above 60 sufficient enough

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      Similar, but I just take the first letter of each word, keep proper pronunciation, and turn some into numbers as appropriate.

      Two trailer park girls go round the outside, round the outside, round the outside.

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      2tpggrto,rto,rto.

      No, for the record I do not use THAT song.

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      I worked in IT at a company years ago that standardized on song lyrics in a similar fashion:

      4 Those about 2 rock we salute you!

      I want 2 rock & roll all night

      Etc.