by everything on Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:07 pm
offtopic answer. here is a password method I read a while back (before all the talk that special characters aren't as good as a long passphrase):
start with a difficult password or phrase only you know. normally people would stop here. you can change this part very rarely.
add a random string (there are generators for this) and write it down on a piece of paper and keep it on your person. if it's lost or stolen, it won't compromise anything. change this monthly.
add a word or phrase based on the specific site or app using some coding scheme you have memorized.
doesn't have to be in that order.
the result is a very long string (impossible to guess, nearly impossible to brute force) that changes monthly (that is the hard part) and is not reused on any other site and should meet all stupid password rules.
use 2 factor authentication on top of that.
do bullshit stuff one computer and in one logon. do important stuff on a "safe" computer and separate logon. don't use Windows OSes. Don't use Linux unless you are a power sysadmin type.
amateur practices til gets right pro til can't get wrong
/ better approx answer to right q than exact answer to wrong q which can be made precise /
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