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Re: passwords + bad memory - Was (Re: how to test disk for bad sector)



On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 09:20:18AM -0400, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 02, 2020 03:34:30 AM tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > The thing is... I didn't know I can easily memorize that until I
> > tried! It's like getting up early without an alarm clock. If you
> > trust yourself, it kind of magically works.
>  
> Until you (and/or your brain reach a certain age, when you start forgetting 
> things you once had memorized.  Make sure you have "hard copy" backups 
> somewhere (could be on paper, electronic, or ....).

I'm millionaire (in years, and in binary, FWIW :)

When a passphrase is long (16) I keep a little scrap until it is memorized.
Then it's in. Things happen, but then, I can be run over by a bus, too.

Cheers
 - t

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