Why does my password keep resetting?

Question

I have reset my password 3 or four times in the last 24 hours. It keeps saying the password I generated last is incorrect. Little help?

Answer 1

lubnafromdubai wrote:
This is SUPER FRUSTRATING that I have to come up with a new password every 3 weeks!
I keep on coming up with new passwords and hence I tend to forget them all the time. How can I make this password resetting stop?
HELP!
Thank you,
Lubna
You're having to reset your password because, by your own admission, you keep forgetting it.
You don't have to make up a totally new password each time.  Simply come up with a strong root password that you can commit to memory (for example, if your favorite saying is 'A stitch in time saves nine' and your favorite number is seven, then use something like 'Asits9s3v3n').  Then, for whatever service you're using your password for, add two letters to the end.  Like for eBay, add 'eb' to the end.  Then add '01' to end of that.
Then, whenever you're prompted to update your password by a website or service (some require a new password every three months for example), simply increase the '01' to 02'.
In the above example, that's a 15 character password, which is very difficult to guess or 'hack'.  But since it uses a system that you can commit to memory, and it's going to be slightly different for every website, and you don't have to come up with a totally new password each time, it's very user friendly.  And as far as 'writing down' your passwords, all you have to write down is the last two digits for each website.  So, my password list at home would look like:
Ebay 13
Yahoo Mail 27
Bank 36
And so on.
There are other methods as well, but with proper organization and planning, its easy to have secure passwords that you can actually remember.  Just be sure to not give out your root password or your system to anyone other than a very trusted friend/family member.