"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:51:07 +0100, Scott wrote:

I generate long, random, password sequences for each Internet
account
created. They're a pain to type in, ...

Or use a "formula" to generate passwords unique to each site. Based
say on part of the company name. Load of things you can do to make
the password pretty secure, Upper/lowercase given character
position(s), letter/number substitute, both either as an inposition
substitution or an insert before or after the position. Pre/app-pend
and short string (containing symbols, numbers, upper/lowercase).

Even if you forget what a password is for a site you can work it out
by applying your formula. The only slight gotcha is those sites that
object to symbols in a passord.

but I keep a stack of pieces of paper with the new ones printed on
it.

Why would you need pieces of paper? Can you not use a program that
saves passwords in an encrypted form.

Bits of paper work... One would also assume that the information is
also obscurated and not a simple plain text "site password" list
and also contains old, invalid, information or even completely bogus
information.

What happens if someone breaks into your house and steals the pieces of
paper? Mine uses military security and allows you to view, cut and paste
the passwords as required.

Assuming the device with your passwords on hasn't also been
nicked or even simply died. Lightning strike, power surge?

Both are trivially avoided by using an iphone with fingerprint
or facial recognition. Even if it gets smashed completely or
say dropped over the side of a boat etc, its trivial to replace
it and carry on regardless.

Just as likely as a tea leaf taking the bit's of paper.
You can't even have a go at trying to workout
what any passwords are.