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Writing Down Passwords?

Posted by Cliff on from the would-you-write-down-your-safe's-combination dept.

Atryn wonders: "I was recently checking for the latest firmware for a Netgear router when I decided to click on their Guide to Internet Security where it states: 'Contrary to much 'expert' advice, there is very little risk writing down passwords. In fact, years from now you may discover you need them to access old files.' I'm wondering what Slashdot thinks of Netgear's recommendation." Update: 06/08 21:19 GMT by T : Reader 654043 reminds us of the Microsoft recommendation to write down passwords which ran a few weeks back, and which has some pretty sound reasoning behind it.

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  1. Re:recommendations? by rjelks · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a good idea to hide passwords that you've written on paper - but you don't need a safe. Just stick it to the bottom of the keyboard like I do. No one will every find it there.

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  2. Re:recommendations? by bnardone · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought what he had posted was the Perl script.

  3. Coincidentally... by Skjellifetti · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sitting here reading /. because I fucking can't remember the fucking root password to a server that I'm supposed to administer as a favor to a friend. I changed it two months ago, haven't needed to get on the fucking machine since and now, when I need to fix it, I can't remember what the fuck I changed it to. And no, I can't just stick a rescue boot disk in because I don't know what fucking city the server is in.

    Note to self: Next time, write down the fucking password and put it in the fucking file cabinet.

    Note to poster: Did you ask this fucking question just to fuck with my mind or was it pure coincidence?

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