Some people say that the most important passwords are the passwords you keep for your financial services. But to me, they aren’t the most important. They are tangible with possible face-to-face transactions. I can walk to my bank and talk them into resolving my issue. Forgotten password? Easy.
But my websites. My multiple domains. Those are the ones that I keep dear to my heart. Those are the ones that digitally support my reputation…and in the years since I first got them, they are…part of me. jennism.com, unoccupied.org and think-ng.com
Those are the ones where I come up with truly random characters and have to generate a memorable sentence. Those are the ones where I memorize the passwords. And would never keep a record of it. Anywhere.
And what if I did forget a password?
Well the joke is on me.
Have you seen that dealth-password site? The one that sends you an email every couple of months to check that you’re alive, and if you don’tr espond for x times, they assume you’re dead, and email them all to a nominated person. Fun.