Can confirm when I found out I'd be required to regularly change my password the security of it went down significantly. At my current job when I was a new employee I generated a secure random password and spent a week memorizing it. 6 months later when I found out I was required to change it, I reverted to a variation of the password I used to use for everything years ago with some extra characters at the end that I'll be rotating with each forced change...

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jimmaswell 8 months ago | parent | next [-]

I do the same but write the number at the end of the password on the laptop in sharpie. I work from home so I've been thinking about making a usb stick that simulates a keyboard with a button to enter the password.

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immibis 8 months ago | parent [-]

Dangerous. You might accidentally press the button in a group chat.

	▲	3eb7988a1663 8 months ago \| parent [-]
		They would then have an excuse to get one of those mission control button covers.

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byproxy 8 months ago | parent | prev [-]

Why not make use of a password manager?

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Aeolun 8 months ago | parent | next [-]

You can’t open the password manager until your computer is unlocked.

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isomorphic- 8 months ago | parent [-]

You can put the password manager on your phone or another device.

	▲	denkmoon 8 months ago \| parent [-]
		and now you’re violating a different policy.

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connicpu 8 months ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm not pulling my phone out every time I have to unlock my computer at work. If IT wants my work account to be secure they should change their policies.

	▲	edoceo 8 months ago \| parent [-]
		As discussed here, the policy is from outside the org.