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Some passwords housekeeping recommendation
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These are some personal tips for password management.

  • never reused the same password on different services. Ever.
  • Even more so if you are using the same nickname everywhere.
  • Associate your account with a specific email. if your email is [email protected], you may use [email protected] (it doesn't work everywhere, but when it is working, it makes it easier to detect fake emails for changing password)
  • Use sentences instead of %#gdk.Dh3 such as sea sex sun 4 ever (do not use this one now :p). Something that you will remember.
  • For your passwords, do not use words which are too close from what people might know about you.
  • Use a system which is convenient for you and that you consider secure. Be simple paper hidden in one specific book of your bookshelf, deep in a box into the garden 1meter deep, encrypted file on your computer, memory, etc.
  • There are many softwares for managing passwords, I do not use them (except Apple keychain). So I can't recommend a specific one. Some people might need one for synchronization between devices, I don't.
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