How many times have you changed your password?

Started by Ho-Oh August 19th, 2010 8:09 AM
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Note: Please do not say your password.

But yeah, how many times have you changed it and why? For security reasons, simply for the fun of it, or maybe because your passwords have changed in other places too? Or have you never changed it?

I changed my password for the first time today since 2006, so... a really long time. Reading back on how PC was hacked somewhat yeaaars ago sort of gave me the urge to do so. :x

mikey

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I haven't changed it once xD I might soon though.

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Not once yet, though I should soon... the only issue I have is not remembering new passwords, lol

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Like, 3 or 4, maybe? Being on staff, I changed it a few times after something bad happened to someone else's account. However I don't do it often enough.

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Well I never changed by password but after joining in 2006 and coming to say in 2007 I forgot my password. So my password was automatically reset and I have had it ever since. I don't think I will be changing anytime soon though :P
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I've changed my password several times, if only to keep my account good and secure.

Usually, I tend to keep passwords in service for about a year, then swap them out for things I feel are at risk for being cracked. (PayPal account, and anything that can cause a debit to my bank account)

Of course, if ever I feel passwords are at risk, they get changed. I tend to at least replace my High Security password every 6-8 months, and that password gets propagated IMMEDIATELY TO ALL ACCOUNTS WHICH USE THAT PASSWORD!

Naturally, the old password gets bumped down a tier and gets propagated to new places that need a password of that tier.

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Not in 10 years. xD

& I don't plan to, unless it's required of all of us at some point.


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My password is secure enough. I haven't changed it since making this account. :P

On my old account, however, I think I changed it somewhere in the neighborhood of 7-9 times. XD

I still can't believe that when I made my very first PC account, I simply used my middle name as a password. Way too easy to crack, and I only use it nowadays for making dummy accounts at sites I don't care for. XD
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No one in their right mind would want to hack into my account, so I've never changed my password. It's a pretty secure password though so no worries.
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Posted December 14th, 2010
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Note: Please do not say your password.

But yeah, how many times have you changed it and why? For security reasons, simply for the fun of it, or maybe because your passwords have changed in other places too? Or have you never changed it?

I changed my password for the first time today since 2006, so... a really long time. Reading back on how PC was hacked somewhat yeaaars ago sort of gave me the urge to do so. :x
0 since I just joined. I find changing your password is rather stupid
Three times so far. The world is gonna end.

Ooh. I just changed my password; btw. <:

Cherrim

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I used to change it once every month or two but then got tired of that. Now I just change parts of it around every so often and leave it at that. :( It's like a 20+ character password so I'm not too worried. And sadly, my password at PC is probably my most secure password in that it's the ONLY place that uses said password, it's my longest, etc. XD;

I have a pretty secure password set I use for things like email, paypal, banking, etc. I change it up slightly between all of them but the base it mostly the same. Then a less secure one (aka easier to type, shorter) for twitter, Livejournal, MSN, etc.

Then a really short and (probably) easy-to-guess one for things I really don't care about. @[email protected] I need to change this one to something better but old habits die hard, ahaha. It was the first password I ever used online--and I can proudly say it at least has a number in it!!


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Signomi

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The last time I changed my password was...over a year ago, at most. I changed it a lot more frequently before then because I was a moderator and there was somebody who was constantly trying to get into my account. Luckily the password I've had for a long time is complex enough that it would be easy for any hacker to give up.

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TwilightBlade

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I've changed my password probably 3-4 times since I've been here, more often as a moderator than as a member.

Back in 2005 on the internets, I used a pet name and a cool number lolol I have passed those days. -_-

Uecil

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13.5 Years
I've changed my password the total amount of 3 times since I've been here.
Mainly because I didn't trust how strong it was



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