Is it just me

ceredigion

Whilst logging in to accounts you get asked to input the 3rd,8th,and 10th character from your password. Well I shall admit on a public forum I can't do it in my head, need to use my fingers. Simply can't count and spell in my head at the same time, then to really demonstrate my ineptitude often get it wrong even when I do use my fingers.


Just me. Hope not.

McKneff

Me too but have to admit i use my fingers mentally

Mchambers

ceredigion wrote: »

Whilst logging in to accounts you get asked to input the 3rd,8th,and 10th character from your password. Well I shall admit on a public forum I can't do it in my head, need to use my fingers. Simply can't count and spell in my head at the same time, then to really demonstrate my ineptitude often get it wrong even when I do use my fingers.


Just me. Hope not.

Have a way to keep a record of all your passwords & usernames securely. I do this and never have any probs touch wood.

EachPenny

ceredigion wrote: »

Whilst logging in to accounts you get asked to input the 3rd,8th,and 10th character from your password. Well I shall admit on a public forum I can't do it in my head, need to use my fingers. Simply can't count and spell in my head at the same time, then to really demonstrate my ineptitude often get it wrong even when I do use my fingers.

Me too It is a lot easier on the sites which use a series of boxes that are greyed out or not to indicate which characters you need to type in. Santander and Tesco get top prizes in that regard Even if the login is slightly less secure in theory.

zzzt

I can do it easily in my head.

But after a while, I just remember it anyway, so I can say what the 12th character of my memorable word is off the top of my head. If you get asked anything enough you remember it automatically without trying...

YorkshireBoy

I don't need to use my fingers, but often wish I hadn't chosen a 12 letter memorable name for Ford Money!

Zanderman

I use passwords with some symmetry to them - e.g 5 letters, 5 numbers and then 5 letters. If asked for character 6 I know instantly it's the first one of the numbers. If asked for 12 I know it's the second one of the second block of letters etc. That way I only have to count to (in this example) 5.

badger09

Definitely not just you.

I use my fingers - physically & not just mentally.

What's worse though is that I find I'm getting confused when asked for, eg the 4th digit when the 4th digit is a 5 (if that makes any sense at all). badger's brain just doesn't work as well as it used to:(

Shakin_Steve

I don’t just use my fingers, I say it out loud too.

tempus_fugit

Mchambers wrote: »

Have a way to keep a record of all your passwords & usernames securely. I do this and never have any probs touch wood.

1Password has a neat option where it shows the password with each character numbered in sequence. Makes it a breeze.

EachPenny

Zanderman wrote: »

That way I only have to count to (in this example) 5.

Conveniently the same number as fingers on one hand (I assume)