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Google Says Sorry After Passwords Vanish For 15 Million Windows Users. (www.forbes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Just add the same memorized bit to the end. Something simple like "123" would work. Even if the book is stolen it won't do them any good.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kind of like salting.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

This concept is also known as Double Blind Passwords or Horcruxing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

That's an excellent idea! I'll mention it to her.