Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-03 Thread Brian
On Wed 02 Sep 2020 at 18:31:43 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > While storage in a file fine for trivial passwords such as those for > social sites storing important ones on the computer is a bad idea, > encrypted or not. So is copying and pasting them. Storing passords on paper in the clear ok, but

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread John Hasler
While storage in a file fine for trivial passwords such as those for social sites storing important ones on the computer is a bad idea, encrypted or not. So is copying and pasting them. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread tomas
On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 08:38:41PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Wed 02 Sep 2020 at 11:34:27 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > > > tomas writes: > > > When a passphrase is long (16) I keep a little scrap until it is > > > memorized. > > > > I just follow Bruce Schneier's advice and write all of my (random)

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread Brian
On Wed 02 Sep 2020 at 11:34:27 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > tomas writes: > > When a passphrase is long (16) I keep a little scrap until it is > > memorized. > > I just follow Bruce Schneier's advice and write all of my (random) > passwords down. I end up memorizing the ones I use most, though.

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread John Hasler
tomas writes: > When a passphrase is long (16) I keep a little scrap until it is > memorized. I just follow Bruce Schneier's advice and write all of my (random) passwords down. I end up memorizing the ones I use most, though. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread tomas
On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 09:20:18AM -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wednesday, September 02, 2020 03:34:30 AM to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > The thing is... I didn't know I can easily memorize that until I > > tried! It's like getting up early without an alarm clock. If you > > trust yourself, it

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread rhkramer
On Wednesday, September 02, 2020 05:16:12 AM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 01 sep 20, 19:39:53, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > That can be a good approach, but a modern approach seems to be tending > > towards multiple whole words, e.g. "book swimming Wednesday conduct" > > (all together as a passw

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread rhkramer
On Wednesday, September 02, 2020 03:34:30 AM to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > The thing is... I didn't know I can easily memorize that until I > tried! It's like getting up early without an alarm clock. If you > trust yourself, it kind of magically works. Until you (and/or your brain reach a certain age

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 01 sep 20, 19:39:53, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > That can be a good approach, but a modern approach seems to be tending > towards > multiple whole words, e.g. "book swimming Wednesday conduct" (all together as > a password. > > A password like this can be easier for a person to rememb

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-02 Thread tomas
On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 11:30:44AM +1200, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > On 02/09/2020 06:42, Mike McClain wrote: > >On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 09:41:06PM +, Long Wind wrote: > > > >>my memory is poor, i can't remember many accounts and passwords > > The more experience you have the harder it is

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-01 Thread Tom Dial
On 9/1/20 17:39, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, September 01, 2020 02:42:50 PM Mike McClain wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 09:41:06PM +, Long Wind wrote: >> >> >>> my memory is poor, i can't remember many accounts and passwords >> >> The more experience you have the harder i

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-01 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, September 01, 2020 02:42:50 PM Mike McClain wrote: > On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 09:41:06PM +, Long Wind wrote: > > > > my memory is poor, i can't remember many accounts and passwords > > The more experience you have the harder it is to find the > memory you're searching for. Tha

Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-01 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
On 02/09/2020 06:42, Mike McClain wrote: On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 09:41:06PM +, Long Wind wrote: my memory is poor, i can't remember many accounts and passwords The more experience you have the harder it is to find the memory you're searching for. That's my story and I'm sticking to it

passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)

2020-09-01 Thread Mike McClain
On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 09:41:06PM +, Long Wind wrote: > my memory is poor, i can't remember many accounts and passwords The more experience you have the harder it is to find the memory you're searching for. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Mnemonics can make passwords relativ