Password Memorisation

[gothwalk]

The number of passwords I have to keep in my head for work is getting huge - at present around 25. The latest occurrence has a very very random username AND password. Anyone got any handy tricks for remembering these damn things that doesn't involve writing them down?

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[smarriveurr.livejournal.com]

All I can say is, mnemonic devices. Nowadays, when I need to create a pw, I generate it based on a phrase of the moment, eg "This one account is not worth making a Real Password" becomes T1ainwmaRP, which is, while not invulnerable, a helluvalot more secure than "rosebud". Likewise, if you've got something you just can't alter, develop a phrase for it that'll stick out in your head. Fortunately, most of my pregenerated passwords have been 6-place alphanumerics, and those stick in my head fine as long as I only have a few to deal with.