Topic: Why do people forget their passwords? (Read 1260 times)

What makes people to easily forget password is when they open an account or something that has password that doesn't mean so much but if it is something that is very important to them they will try their best to make sure the password is written ina note which they can always go back to it but if it is something that does not have much value for them,  they may not even decide to copy the password because it is not very important to them.

Probably because not all people on Earth are educated

How many passwords do you use? I'd assume one with a few variations [which you type every time not knowing your actual password].

I think it's normal to forget the password because it's not your priority, I also often forget my passwords to all my accounts including wallet maybe because the passwords are already saved on my pc so when I reset I forget them.
All I do is put all my accounts in notepad in case I forget they're all there.

Mostly users didn't save their phrases at a safe place and they even didn't know where there phrase was. And also users are present which forget to have the phrase key of their wallets. Also some users may be in a hurry through which they loss didn't save their key and thus this may be an area of losing the phrases of wallets.

It should be kept in a safe place like I can say we have to make some hardware wallets which are even best for the funds and our funds will be very safe in these wallets at any place.

People forget their passwords for lots of reasons. One common one is they have too many passwords to remember especially with the increasing number of online accounts. If a password is not regularly used or is too complex it becomes more difficult to remember. Human memory also naturally fades over time making it challenging to remember specific combinations of characters. Stress, distractions or a lack of concentration can contribute to forgetting passwords.

Most of the reasons why I think people do forget their password is due to the feature of fingerprint in most of this platforms that gives room for log in through fingerprints. Most platforms and apps make provision for fingerprints more especially on mobile devices and android phones and moreover auto log in is also a factor that leads to one forgetting their password because when you automatically login to platforms without imputing password definitely as time goes on the password can easily be forgotten, then as for seed phrases the words are many such that not everyone can really recall their seed phrases except they store it in a safe place of which it can even be misplaced if you don't check it up frequently.

Indeed, the loss of passwords or keys from cryptocurrency wallets is a common problem among cryptocurrency users.
This can happen if the user did not write down their password or key in a safe place or forgot it.
Forgotten password or key, if a cryptocurrency wallet was stored on a device that was lost, stolen or damaged, then the user may lose access to their wallet.
Fraudsters may use various methods such as phishing attacks to gain access to personal informationusers, including data for access to cryptocurrency wallets.
If a cryptocurrency wallet has been stored on a non-secure device or in an insecure location, the user may lose access to the wallet due to damage or loss of the device.
Cryptocurrency wallets can be compromised as a result of cyber attacks, which can lead to loss of access to accounts.
In order to prevent losing access to cryptocurrency accounts, you must use strong passwords and keys, keep them in a safe place, keep your devices safe, be careful on the Internet, and be sure to back up your keys or passwords in a safe place.

I'm always asking me why I forget the  password. But after some time they disappear. No one knows.

Password is the most important and personal thing. One never shares one's password with anyone else because passwords are strictly private. Because only through password people can access their personal account and wallet. But many times it is seen that many people forget or lose their password. For those who have gone through such situations in life, today I will say to always use some familiar words or letters while giving passwords. Use words or symbols that you are very familiar with and that you remember in your daily life as your password. And if there is a risk of forgetting the password, you can keep a note of your password in a safe place so that you can collect the password from there when you need it later. And always use some hint while giving password so that you remember your password when you see them.

To prevent forgotten passwords or keys for cryptocurrency investments, there are several common causes that should be addressed, including

• stress and anxiety
• complex passwords 
• lack of organization
• carelessness

To mitigate these risks, use a

• password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords in an encrypted database 
• enable two-factor authentication
• backup keys in a secure location, and keep passwords and keys in a safe   
• password-protected file 

By implementing these best practices, individuals can protect their cryptocurrency investments from potential loss or theft.

If the password, seed phrase, or private key is forgotten, it is clear that this is negligence, not focusing 100% on what is being done.

     Why did I say? Because we know in ourselves that we will invest it with assets that can provide profit in the future, etc. Then you don't put it in a safe place, even on a USB flash drive. It's no different from when you open a bank account and then you don't remember or write down your password or pin, of course, you will remember because how will you release it if you don't know the password you made, it's just common sense, it's the same with Bitcoin or cryptocurrency industry if you are storing any cryptocurrency in the wallet address that has a password, private key and seed phrase.

I think this lot doesn't want to remember their password because they know there's a way to have it recovered. Trust me, if there isn't an alternative, then these defaulters wouldn't even take the risk.

Reasons why people do forget their passwords are numerous in number and also reasons differs from one another. So many are so forgetful that they forget their passwords over time probably after some certain period of time, why some people are battling with depression and some more health/mental issues which may affect their thinking and forgetfulness of some important values, digits and passwords. While some people are naturally forgetful in nature, they get to jot down their important information and personal security details such as passwords on some certain and secret notes or desktop where no one can easily access or find out. One of the disadvantages of noting passwords or personal details on a secret note or laptop is that once this platform(booknotes and laptop/note pad)is lost or damaged, then that is the end of all the contents. That is why I don’t advise people choosing a very long digits or alphabets for their passwords in order to easily remember even if it is almost forgotten or lost, you can always have an idea of your password at a point.

Elaborated password is one of such aspect to forgetting password in it's format, maybe a letter case of number in it's position. Another is by putting your password in auto saver where you don't need to key in the password yourself each time you wanna log in but rather by virtue of auto save you're allow access with just a click. In a situation where you loss your device or it got demage in anyway, you tend to forget your password as you're not familiar anymore with it due to auto save action you took from initial.
Password is something we should regularly familiarize ourselves with especially when it's an elaborated one, else we may lose insight of it unknowingly to us.

One of the most common problems nowadays is forgetting the password or private key. One of the reasons for this is indifference to the account, not regularly monitoring passwords or using multiple passwords. Many times it is seen that we use multiple passwords in multiple accounts, as a result of which after some time when we want to login to the account, our password is shown to be incorrect. Simply put, we should use the same password for all accounts and make the password strong and monitor the password regularly and login the account regularly so that the chances of forgetting the password are very low. But one more important thing is that we often lose our devices due to various accidents, as a result of which we lose all the passwords saved in the devices, so we should keep the important passwords of our devices recorded somewhere so that we never forget the password. However, the account can be recovered later.

Having a lot of websites that required login information would be a problem if you set it differently and the worse scenario would be not able to access also the email that is linked to it.

Auto-saving the login information using the browser is useful and you don't have to save it on your phone or notepad which I am using too.

People forgets their password because they use multiple passwords for their  logins in different  platforms , perhaps it's due to security reasons

 but if they have one password for all their logins it won't be so easy to forget such password except in the case of amnesia which is a health condition for memory loss which may occur naturally in old age or in the event of an accident that affects the side of the  brain that is responsible for memories.
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I think maybe, because they have complicated and hard to remember passwords. Or maybe because they are so busy with the situation that they forget it completely. I suggest that when creating a password, write it down in a book, to make it easier, and if you forget you can look back at the notes in the book. It makes you less anxious if you forget about your password.

the silly thing is most websites that store passwords store them "as received"
where by if someone used 'password123' the website stores 'password123'

thus requiring people to be creative with P455w0Rd.wh0n!Tu#Fr33
which if people forget where the # or ! is they can not gain access to the website

other mechanisms could be that
instead of typing in password123
they could SHA it
and type in password123 into a encoder and paste in
ef92b778bafe771e89245b89ecbc08a44a4e166c06659911881f383d4473e94f
to the website. so that the website stores and waits to see
ef92b778bafe771e89245b89ecbc08a44a4e166c06659911881f383d4473e94f
yo give the sender access

that way a bruteforce hacker trying to just start at
password1-password100000
would not get access in 123 tries. because he would need a few millenia to try all the tries to start from ascii trying all possible combinations to a answer that is 64characters long

..
the other option.. much preferable. is a password that changed with each entry..
take for instance a login prompt that has a message
"say open sesame 31/08/2022 morning"

and the website has a known public key registered by the user at signup
you sign the message using your key. and so they can validate only you had access to that key and the signature is unique to that morning session. which the message changes at afternoon, evening and night

where by a brute forcer cannot just spend 6 hours trying every combination that matches a signature that matches the message of that session. because the length of a signature. has soo many combinations that no one can brute all of them in 6 hours(it would take a few millenia)

plus.. as the topic shows.
it makes it easier by not having to remember a password.
and instead learning how to backup a private key

where by the one key can be used to make many access results for many websites.

where the ultimate answer is dont just remember a password/phrase. back it up securely!