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For example : Alice Amendment%Liability%Indicates%Cute%Energy2006
https://xkcd.com/936/
I have 3 base passwords --- easy, moderate and difficult. Easy is for junk I don't really care about. Moderate is for stuff I do care about but doesn't contain any personal info. Difficult is for things that involve personal info. Here is the fun part --- I have a 4th category called "critical" for extra security. In these cases, I combine the difficult base with one of the other two and then add a special context ch…
After a few months without using that hdd I forgot the password, but because I knew the basic bits that formed the password I generated all the possible permutations and brute-forced my way back. :D
The third time that happened I just decided to save the password on bitwarden...
I have 3 base passwords --- easy, moderate and difficult. Easy is for junk I don't really care about. Moderate is for stuff I do care about but doesn't contain any personal info. Difficult is for things that involve personal info. Here is the fun part --- I have a 4th category called "critical" for extra security. In these cases, I combine the difficult base with one of the other two and then add a special context ch…
I used to have a very similar "system", until I locked myself out of an external hdd which I had veracrypt-ed with a super extra secure combination. After a few months without using that hdd I forgot the password, but because I knew the basic bits that formed the password I generated all the possible permutations and brute-forced my way back. :D The third time that happened I just decided to save the password on bitw…
For backup, I create a file with shorthand clues up made up of the first letter of each base password. For example s..h..
Even if someone finds this, they still have a lot of work to do.
Have a messy desk, and use objects on the desk.
Use password manager, generate long ass random passwords, never have to remember them
https://xkcd.com/936/
Highly vulnerable to dictionary attacks though. Toss a punctuation in there at least.
If the words are chosen randomly from a large dictionary, it should be fine.
See https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/62832/is-the-of...