I do feel like passwords online they way they currently work are like... really crappy to anyone with memory issues?

And assume everyone’s got okay word based memory.

‘When did you set up the account?’

??

‘Here’s some security questions you don’t even remeber setting up’

????

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Password Advice, Memory Problems, Security Questions 

@Doggo as someone who also has lots of memory issues

I use Keepass, and just get it to generate a new password for security questions

keepass.info/

My understanding of security questions is that answering them honestly is also v. risky, due to the them either being easily found on Facebook/etc or vulnerable to a dictionary-attack

So yeah, my first car or elementary school or whatever tends to be "189yIUib3tIT7zV" or something, and I only have to *remember* one good password.

(It also has logs of when entries were created when you look at them, so might help with "When did you create this account?" type questions)

Password Advice, Memory Problems, Security Questions 

@pastelbat ahh okay that sounds good! I’ve heard of using phrases which is easier to remeber for some so might try that too

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