Forced Password Resets

[xbon]

In response to post #41097055.

MikhailScott wrote: The EASIEST way to make a password is to use a format like the following word_number(4 or more digits) this what my bank requires for their passwords A good example would be Spot_1976. Pick something like your Grandmothers cats name an underscore and then the year of an important personal event

lmao... no. a good way to make a password is randomize letters and numbers + special characters and longest string possible. hae9dUve&eD for example.

[Thandal]

Ummm... guys;

 

As usual, xkcd got it right years ago:

 

[Nogardrevlis]

I changed my Password in 2015 so i guess i should be save and the people just have my old outdated Password.

[kainkorigan]

In response to post #41093450.

LeNexusDude wrote: Too bad hackers aren't as easy to remove as mods, amrite?

Idk, I've run up against a few persistent bastards

[jesusristus]

In response to post #41097055. #41098705 is also a reply to the same post.

MikhailScott wrote: The EASIEST way to make a password is to use a format like the following word_number(4 or more digits) this what my bank requires for their passwords A good example would be Spot_1976. Pick something like your Grandmothers cats name an underscore and then the year of an important personal event

xbon wrote: lmao... no. a good way to make a password is randomize letters and numbers + special characters and longest string possible. hae9dUve&eD for example.

...hae9dUve&eD...
Too short.

[Bjornir90]

In response to post #41099430.

Thandal wrote:

Ummm... guys;

 

As usual, xkcd got it right years ago:

 

Hum actually, while troubador is not extremely safe, correct horse isn't that safe, since a dictionnary bruteforce, and by that i mean trying all words in a dictionnary, would still get it right somewhat fast. And the informations shown here is only right (entropy) if the attacker know what the pattern of your password is, which he shouldn't unless he already know your password, in which case he doesn't need the pattern.
The only way to be safe is to use a password manager, such as lastpass or keepass. That way you can have very long passwords, and that is important because length + variety of characters used is what matters. That's why troubador isn't that bad, it isn't very long but it uses a lot of different "class" of characters (number, letters both capitals and not, and symbols) So the entropy for the first password here would be closer to 2^616 assuming 20 symbols.
26 letters + 10 digits + 20 symbols * 11 characters = 616

[Arjuna32]

In response to post #41055575. #41057105, #41057950, #41063575, #41065210, #41067250, #41068110, #41069375, #41078570, #41079380, #41080470, #41083830, #41086180, #41086975, #41093930, #41093955 are all replies on the same post.

hatsjer wrote: Well... Time to reset my password nearly everywhere I suppose.

RoyBatterian wrote: You should never use the same password on more than one site.

hatsjer wrote: I'm just a lazy man. I guess I pay for the consequences now.

trudgy wrote: for lazy people like me, you just need a password manager.

turulo wrote: I use Keepass (opensource in sourceforge) to manage all my passwords, every site has a random password with numbers, digits and symbols. That is the most secure and simple way I know to keep passwords.

Xavec_Telvanni wrote: Lol I use wordpad...

glover wrote: lol wordpad i use lastpass its been pretty good

Eolhin wrote: I use a pencil and paper. *wry chuckle* Good luck hacking that, and if someone is in my house to read it... then I have bigger problems anyway.

Shezrie wrote: Same here. I keep all my passwords on a rolodex.

ThisTimeIBeAGoodGirlSir wrote: Best place to keep your password is your head . How to create easy to remember password ?

For example, get first letter of one of your favorite songs:

"I love rock'n'roll"

Plus extra symbols:

# &

Password:

IL#R'n'R&

Trosski wrote: Lol!!! Rolodex. I haven't heard or seen that word used in like 20 years.

Sulhir wrote: I have a simple algorithm I made up when I was a teenager that changes every 5-7 months.

huskyclaw wrote: Gotta go with pencil & paper with labels that only I can understand :p

crazyocod wrote: I use the same password for everything... I just tack on a word at the end specific to each site. For instance. Password321N3xus, Password321B3thnet, Password321Gm4il. Anytime I'm told to never use the same password for other sites... I feel my conscience is clear. When life gives you lemons!... you throw those nasty assfruits back and tell it to bring you Mountain Dew n'stead.

AlienXtream wrote: i like this guy :D. i have issues remembering things so i have MOSTLY the same passwords for things (i have like 3 or 4 that i have used mostly) my bank and email however are random and stored in a secret location *cough* desktop *cough*

nexusMods3 wrote: @turulo

Kudos for suggesting keepass. I use it as well, great password manager

Since I tend to keep forgetting my passwords. Be it forums, banking, my office server and whatnot, I started using Dashlane password manager to solve my problem instead of starting a brain boosting diet. And I tell ya, it works like a charm. I also use it as my digital wallet. Dashlane uses a AES-256 encryption, so I hope that system doesn't get cracked any time soon. Give it a go if you wanna.

[wyldefx]

Exactly how does one change their password? I have never done that for this site.

[konsa]

In response to post #41112395.

wyldefx wrote: Exactly how does one change their password? I have never done that for this site.

Click on your user name at the top of the page, then click 'user area' which will take you to a new page. On the user area page you should see a link to change your password. You'll be prompted to login on the forums if your not already; then after you login you'll just need to click on your name near the top and click my settings. Edited August 4, 2016 by konsa

[MetaSamsara]

In response to post #41055575. #41057105, #41057950, #41063575, #41065210, #41067250, #41068110, #41069375, #41078570, #41079380, #41080470, #41083830, #41086180, #41086975, #41093930, #41093955, #41111920 are all replies on the same post.

hatsjer wrote: Well... Time to reset my password nearly everywhere I suppose.

RoyBatterian wrote: You should never use the same password on more than one site.

hatsjer wrote: I'm just a lazy man. I guess I pay for the consequences now.

trudgy wrote: for lazy people like me, you just need a password manager.

turulo wrote: I use Keepass (opensource in sourceforge) to manage all my passwords, every site has a random password with numbers, digits and symbols. That is the most secure and simple way I know to keep passwords.

Xavec_Telvanni wrote: Lol I use wordpad...

glover wrote: lol wordpad i use lastpass its been pretty good

Eolhin wrote: I use a pencil and paper. *wry chuckle* Good luck hacking that, and if someone is in my house to read it... then I have bigger problems anyway.

Shezrie wrote: Same here. I keep all my passwords on a rolodex.

ThisTimeIBeAGoodGirlSir wrote: Best place to keep your password is your head . How to create easy to remember password ?

For example, get first letter of one of your favorite songs:

"I love rock'n'roll"

Plus extra symbols:

# &

Password:

IL#R'n'R&

Trosski wrote: Lol!!! Rolodex. I haven't heard or seen that word used in like 20 years.

Sulhir wrote: I have a simple algorithm I made up when I was a teenager that changes every 5-7 months.

huskyclaw wrote: Gotta go with pencil & paper with labels that only I can understand :p

crazyocod wrote: I use the same password for everything... I just tack on a word at the end specific to each site. For instance. Password321N3xus, Password321B3thnet, Password321Gm4il. Anytime I'm told to never use the same password for other sites... I feel my conscience is clear. When life gives you lemons!... you throw those nasty assfruits back and tell it to bring you Mountain Dew n'stead.

AlienXtream wrote: i like this guy :D. i have issues remembering things so i have MOSTLY the same passwords for things (i have like 3 or 4 that i have used mostly) my bank and email however are random and stored in a secret location *cough* desktop *cough*

nexusMods3 wrote: @turulo

Kudos for suggesting keepass. I use it as well, great password manager

Arjuna32 wrote: Since I tend to keep forgetting my passwords. Be it forums, banking, my office server and whatnot, I started using Dashlane password manager to solve my problem instead of starting a brain boosting diet. And I tell ya, it works like a charm. I also use it as my digital wallet. Dashlane uses a AES-256 encryption, so I hope that system doesn't get cracked any time soon. Give it a go if you wanna.

I use the same base two passwords everywhere, but each has a few variations to it that I use depending on the importance of the website and the importance of having a complicated password on it. For instance mail accounts use the most complex, and when I register on random amateur sites I don't trust with my data I use the most simple one. Edited August 4, 2016 by Zwizzor