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In lugnet.people, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.people, Kevin Loch writes:
> > Ack! Don't you realize that's much more insecure than your semi-secure
> > easially rememberable passwords?
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> Of course not -- because that's patently false.
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> Uhhh, if you chronically have trouble remembering good passwords, you should
> be writing them down and putting them somewhere *safe* that you trust -- like
> your dresser drawer at home, or a jewelry case, or somewhere else safe behind
> lock and key that you already trust. Then, if you should happen to forget
> your passwords, you can look them up and refresh your memory. There's nothing
> inherently insecure about written-down passwords. And something like a PayPal
> password (if you can't remember it), write that down encoded somehow, to foil
> burglars.
Wouldn't it be easier to e-mail the forgotten password to the e-mail address
your members input upon registration? That e-mail could be intercepted but I
don't think a lot of people would go into that kind of trouble to be able to
look at someone's personal collection.
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| (...) I started doing that about 2 weeks ago. It generates a password, sends an email with that password, then stores the encrypted password. The membership packet then contains a backup password. In the case of older members, or if someone deleted (...) (26 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Of course not -- because that's patently false. Uhhh, if you chronically have trouble remembering good passwords, you should be writing them down and putting them somewhere *safe* that you trust -- like your dresser drawer at home, or a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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