> What's your solution for annoying sites that require changing your password every 3-12 months, and not reusing previous passwords? If eHunterG8 becomes eHunte

> What's your solution for annoying sites that require changing your password every 3-12 months, and not reusing previous passwords? If eHunterG8 becomes eHunterG9 and then eHunterG10, how do you remember the number you are up to? Good question. I just start with 2 (yes, that's weird) and then increment every time or choose the symbol so I eventually exhaust. This is the same question for unique password per different types/groups of websites. The good thing is more websites have abandoned the annoying security question/answer when it comes to forgot password/forgot username. Just straight to SMS/email. For example I cannot remember my cable provider's online account password. The policy is just ridiculous, so I use "forgot password" every single time. Email only, quick and simple. Please for everyone reading this - please abandon security questions as a requirement and stop being so hard on password requirement such as limiting the length (Twilio I am looking at you, yes). Just ask for a long password and give hints to users how to choose a good password. While the argument for complex password is to increase the search entropy, let's spend more time on securing your server and mitigating common attacks. Users will probably just append a number. So "myAwesomePassword$" is easy to try once "myAwesomePassword" is compromised from another service. Educate your users. Let user be responsible; I have my "secure" complex rules for password, let me be in control, I don't want to bend to meet your requirement. Another alternative is always ask for a one-time password (but a lot of users will find that very inconvenience). Choose one.