Best practice for passwords and usernames

gregg_b

Hi everyone,

Following on from the discussions yesterday, we thought we'd drop a quick note on best practices around passwords. We know, you've heard it before but like the fire drill at school, it's good to get a reminder.

Best practice for managing usernames and passwords suggests that you should use neither the same username, nor the same password twice. If you re-use your username in multiple places, make sure that you don’t re-use the same password.

So stay safe and remember to keep those passwords safe.

Gregg

navi51

1234 or 0000 are always good to go 😀

sammy103

Thanks for the update @gregg_b

I also suggest members if they like to install a password manager, which helps to manage passwords in a secure way.You can try KeePass see here http://keepass.info/

pearlbailey

And I've always been told not to you number 1 as this is so easy for other people to work out your password as many people use date of birth ! Thanks Gregg for the reminder

c_research

Thanks for the reminder

mark1101b

navi51 wrote:

1234 or 0000 are always good to go 😀

@navi51

So 'password' isn't so safe then.... 😉

Thanks for the reminder @gregg_b Wise words...Tis better ot be safe than sorry eh ?

carlryds

I'v talked about this before on the blog. However, this is a good place to give an reminder.

Please use a different and very random password on each website, don't just change one

letter or add a number to the end of your password, because that's easy to guess.

To do this i recommend using a password manager like LastPass,

Check out how to use it to its best on the giffgaff blog here.

premierphotosuk

@gregg_b Thanks for this useful information 😉 , you cannot be to careful these days. I'am sure many will regard this as useful. I always get in a habit of changing passwords on a regular basis, and make notes of all them so I don't get confused.

Then I lock them away in my safe. 🙂

brulaw

@gregg_b

Thanks for the reminder ..... the more we remember the importance of good passwords the better ..

navi51

P.S

Don't forget your backups

danshevik

What discussion would that be then?

You know what helps account security? 2SV.

alanjury

In view of this advice, will Giffgaff now offer users the ability to change their usernames?

staffygirl2015

Thanks for that @gregg_b , it's always good to get a reminder.

ma2013

Great advice, thanks! ☺️

django21

Totally agree

ihtishaam786

Oh yh I forgot thanks for the reminder

islandstifle

carlryds wrote:

I'v talked about this before on the blog. However, this is a good place to give an reminder.
Please use a different and very random password on each website, don't just change one
letter or add a number to the end of your password, because that's easy to guess.
To do this i recommend using a password manager like here.

Easy to say, but then you end up either having a single point of failure or people have so many different passwords that are so complex they write them down and that defeats the whole purpose...

jokeyboi77

I use the same password for everything, because it's a large password containing Caps, small letters and numbers and it'll be almost impossible for my family members to know never mind strangers, so goodluck to anyone trying to get it! 😉

exmember-2019-4735772

is "password" not safe?

kath72

I configure a certain word and numbers with s unique identifier for each account

eg. pasS1g2i3f4word! That uses the word password with the numbers 1234 identifier gif interspersed through numbers, capital on 3rd letter and ! At the end.

And when asked for my mothers maiden name when setting things up I use another relatives just do it can't be hacked too