Comments on: The Magic Numbers http://blog.ukfast.co.uk/2006/05/26/the-magic-numbers/ News and views from the UK's best hosting provider Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Frewer http://blog.ukfast.co.uk/2006/05/26/the-magic-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-48 George Frewer Fri, 26 May 2006 13:39:08 +0000 http://ukfastblog.dev.text.co.uk/?p=119#comment-48 The other issue in the world of ever increasing numbers of passwords is: 1- Do you make life more difficult for yourself by using different words, phrases or collections of "random" 4 digits for each password that you have to remember, or 2 - Do you make life simpler and keep them the same? The first method increases the liklihood of getting frozen out of your own account by having a mental abhorration at the cash point machine whilst the second increases the chance of any would-be fraudster to steal your identity in one foul swoop. The other issue in the world of ever increasing numbers of passwords is:
1- Do you make life more difficult for yourself by using different words, phrases or collections of “random” 4 digits for each password that you have to remember, or
2 – Do you make life simpler and keep them the same?

The first method increases the liklihood of getting frozen out of your own account by having a mental abhorration at the cash point machine whilst the second increases the chance of any would-be fraudster to steal your identity in one foul swoop.

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