How many passwords do you have memorized… how many expired passwords do you have memorized that you can’t use for the next 10 passwords you create on that system (system rules sometimes prohibit one from using any of their past 10 passwords)?
I have figured out a way to beat the systems that do not let you change the password to any of your last 10 passwords. It’s quite simple actually. Just change your password 10 times when they ask you to change it… and then change it back to the original. That way you never have to memorize a new password. It may take an extra two minutes, but you won’t have to spend time entering the old password accidentally or memorizing the new password.
Maybe someday there won’t be such a need for passwords and instead it will be some kind of magical identification method (retina scans, saliva tests, or ear scans… who knows). However, until that time though, unfortunately, we will all have to memorize (and re-memorize my changing passwords) 20 different passwords to use on multiple systems.
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