I mentioned my upgrade of passwords on my own computers and online accounts here at twc central a while back. Essentially, it involved using the first letters of words in lyrics of songs I know, modified a bit to obscure even those letters. Well, as I began doing this, I reflected on the many, many songs (once) in my performance repertoire that are in various languages other than English, and then I thought to meself, “Self, why not take a mix of those lyrics in both the original language and English and select the first letters of the words in those lyrics, then mix upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols in for those letters (in my own idiosyncratic manner)?”
And so it is. First letters of words to lyrics of songs I know in French/Russian/German/Italian/English (mixmastered at will), with liberal substitutions for those letters using symbols or numerals (some Roman numerals, even, subbing in for letters) resulting in passwords 60-80 characters long in many cases that are nevertheless memorable enough for me that a password storage and encryption app isn’t really necessary. Of course, I am assembling a hard copy of the key to relate each song to its site/use. And, also of course, the master key doesn’t name the songs. *heh*
Oh! There’s an idea! Melodies used as passwords! Encode them using both letters and numerals an use that as passwords. Good one. I know far more tunes than I know lyrics, and I could even transpose one tune (and add harmonies via a figured bass or “Nashville” notation) and use it for many different sites/uses.
Now, if I could just use audio passwords and whistle different tunes as passwords… If sensitivity were set high enough, I imagine fine differentials in tuning could be included. I’d like that, as I can still hear and reproduce pitches well. Heck, I could just use the two pitches that are always present via tinitus and reproduce them together (hum one, whistle the other) to produce the combined waveform. Now, that’d be a nice password. *heh*
Of course, I suppose I could use some sort of encrypted storage of passwords combined with a biometric master device, lie my Wonder Woman has on her lil notebook, but I’d have to add ’em all over the place, so no.
Upgrading my passwords is proving to be a bit more fun than I had thought it might be.
You ARE easily amused.
Mel, I have to find my own amusement since the Podpeople writing and producing Hollyweird “entertainment” seem to be brain-damaged monkeys on crack.