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I don't remember mine either. That's what password managers are for. 

If the 'Forgot your password' thing was a person

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Thankfully password managers seem to help me avoid this problem, so I've never been stymied by a password devil.

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This button demonstrates you know the most secure way to keep a secret - by forgetting it. 

No candy bars for you

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Forgetting your password is completely normal, and you're probably more secure because of it because you can't be tricked or lured into giving it out in exchange for chocolate (as people have done in the past). So long as you employ a memory aid like a password manager or are able to reliably use the Forgot Password feature then you should be good.

There's no such thing as perfectly secur...

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 Well, I suppose your accounts aren't perfectly secure, but at least you don't have to worry about your passwords getting stolen by malware, now.

It's just for forgotten passwords now

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Does anyone really use personal email anymore? I keep in touch with people through Facebook or Skype now. Almost no one I know still uses email for keeping in contact with others. The spammers won. They get to rule the inboxes now, and we'll make it a lonely experience for them by leaving them as the only ones left on there. 

I'll never tell

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I know it's frustrating, but the alternative would make it easier to launch certain types of attacks. Hopefully it's more frustrating for attackers than it is for legitimate user. 

No pressure

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This could be any kind of password, from a facebook password (that you'd probably be better off without) to a cryptocurrency wallet that's about to make you very poor if you don't get it right this time.

Unhelpfully secure

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As infuriating as this is, I understand why sites have to do it. Giving this kind of information could help attackers. 

But you know what? This is hypocritical, because the security community gives helpful info to attackers all the time in the form of vulnerability research and proof of concept attack tools. It's almost like they have no problem erring on the side of caution when it's just inconveniencing average users, but throw that caution to the wind when it might inconvenience other security folks.

Why some people just add 1

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"I just changed it yesterday!" is a phrase you're likely to hear often from people who need help with forgotten passwords. The old password was committed to muscle memory, they didn't even have to think about it, but the moment they changed it to something that wasn't fixed firmly in their heads it was gone. 

Go hack yourself

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Hacking yourself gives you experience in thinking like an attacker and can help you identify deficiencies in your defenses. Trying to guess your own password probably isn't the best way to do it, but I guess it's a start.

The Password - The Office US

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It's funny because it's true, unfortunately. There are lots and lots of businesses out there that either don't take security very seriously or don't know what they're doing. That's often why it's so easy for cybercriminals to breach them.

Wouldn't have been a problem if it were "Who soever is carrying your fingerprints"

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Remembering passwords is a problem for everyone. There's only so much our brains can hold. That's why we come up with assistive technologies to help keep things secure in spite of our fallible memories. One of those is biometric authentication, which replaces something you know (supposedly your password unless you forgot it) with something you are.

Well that's a relief

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"I have all your passwords" is a prelude to a demand for money, and let's be honest here, I think we all have lost passwords that we'd be willing to pay to retrieve. I wonder if password thieves have ever considered a business model that's more like a bug bounty.

Last chance, hot shot

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I know that I definitely take much more care on the 3rd attempt. Better that than having to go through the forgotten password rigmarole.

It's not a data breach, it's an unexpected backup

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I'd be surprised if the hacker didn't just take the bitcoins for themselves rather than telling you the login details. If the hacker is just asking for a portion of the funds I'm tempted to say s/he deserves it for providing a valuable service.

And that's the day he started plotting the computer's demise

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The worst part is, once you start the recovery process, you can't go back and enter what you now know is the password. It can be infuriating sometimes.

I never knew my passwords

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It's funny because it's true. You can't be tricked or coerced into giving up your passwords if you don't currently know what they are.

Persistently Infuriating Number

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Why shouldn't PINs present exactly the same problem as passwords? They're basically just really short passwords.

Now to FOIA my own password

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Y'know, maybe it's not the FBI's job after all. Maybe the Secret Service is the one that has the service for recovering secrets.