Whilst I don't use it myself, largely though inertia, KeePass seems highly regarded.
I think it was just being introduced for internal use by my employer before I retired.
At the moment I'm still using a notebook, which lives in a proper safe, as the thought of transcribing several hundred accounts is a little daunting.

Bill

Passwords on paper is about as secure as you practically need to be – they cannot be hacked remotely. It's unlikely that a quick opportunist burglar is going to go hunting for a piece of paper tucked somewhere. A nasty burgar type determined to get your passwords – should such exist – and you're going to tell them anyway and open any.safe.

Anyone with several hundred different passwords might consider what benefit that has. Does it really matter if someone hacks into your access here (for instance) compared to the few worrying accounts might mine own such as 3 or 4 banks a couple of credit cards an online shop or two etc

I use non words which are easy to remember

robinspanner321

robinfido1

Just make up your own unique system and throw in numbers etc

The safest most secure and convenient place is inside your head

Edited By Ady1 on 16/02/2020 08:00:21

It has never seen sensible to me, to keep your computer passwords in your computer where they can possibly be hacked. I cannot remember mine, so they are written down in an A5 ring binder so I can easily change individual pages when I change passwords. I live on my own and the book is in a safe place, but easily accessible when I need it. Lets see if the nerds can hack my notebook.

Edited By Anthony Knights on 16/02/2020 08:27:32

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It’s also wise not to disclose such detail on a public forum

MichaelG.

Sadly I have to disagree that your head is the safest place, many a time I've stood in a shop because I cant recall my card no

Use the years

so 5375

ascent of everest

end of vietnam war

1953

1975

Edited By Ady1 on 16/02/2020 09:27:21

For day to day use on 'unimportant' sites, I use a combination of my late dads 'Ham' radio call sign, and my grandfathers telephone number which I inherited when I married in 1965, Easily remembered, until BT in their wisdom issued us with a new phone number in one of their 'upgrades'.

I agree with you and that's why I used it as an example, I don't have an Amazon account or use my school name as a password, and even if I did there's almost certainly no one alive who knows it or records available as to the name or location of my first school.

Its difficult to have an easy rule to remember different passwords. As soon as you have developed your own rule, a password will need a special character or like UK Tax office, only a selection of special characters. Then some sites demand a change of password if you have not used it for some time. basically, you can't have a single rule.

Worth looking at Sandisk USB Memory Sticks for storage. The ones I have come password protected, better than bits of paper just one long password to remember.

Edited By V8Eng on 16/02/2020 14:41:16

Edited By V8Eng on 16/02/2020 14:51:05

At work is real easy, We had a machine named similar to"Best Metal Lathe Company." My password was Best metal lathe Co. operator. I could assess it by looking across the aisle.

I Use Lastpass its free and secure as any other where it will generate unique passwords for you as well as auto fill the details if you want it to

it assesses the strength of the password and sit there in the background waiting for you to open a site and it will ask if you want it to complete the username and generate a password

it was was recommended by my son who is a professional computer programmer

I have been using the basic version (free) for several years now

Cheers Trevor