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[โ€“] 5too@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they want to play that game - the calendar date becomes part of the password. It's never the same, but you can always work it out!

[โ€“] UncleRummy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Or just append a letter that increments every time you change your password, and keep a note of what the current letter is.

Passworda
Passwordb
Passwordc
...

When your z password expires, just wrap back around to a.