{"id":17872,"date":"2018-05-12T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=17872"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:23:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:23:50","slug":"never-worry-about-forgetting-your-password-with-these-prevention-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/never-worry-about-forgetting-your-password-with-these-prevention-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Worry About Forgetting Your Password With These Prevention Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hopefully, you\u2019ve spent time creating secure online passwords in order to prevent unauthorized hackers and scammers from accessing your accounts. You may have created complex passwords or, perhaps, went the extra mile by enabling two-factor authentication on your accounts. However, what if the worst happened and you totally forgot a password – what can be done? Here are a few tips to ensure you\u2019ll still <\/span>have access to your accounts<\/span><\/a> even if you forgot that critical security phrase.<\/span><\/p>\n

Email Recovery, So Simple
\n<\/b>Almost all websites and apps provide a method to recover your password via an email address. If you forget a password, the system will send an email to the address you provided to register. Once you access the email, you can quickly update your password to something more memorable. It\u2019s important to note with this method, that anyone who has access to your email inbox could potentially reset the majority of your passwords. Stay safe and first ensure that your email account is well secured.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>How to Use a Password Manager Securely on Android<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Your Smartphone Might be an Option Too
\n<\/b>Some websites also request you submit a phone number when signing up for their service. It\u2019s imperative that you enter a real number and not a fake one. If the day comes when you forget your password having a code texted to your device might be your only failsafe. Again, with the power to reset passwords, it\u2019s vital to keep your phone locked down with a secure passcode.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those Good Ol\u2019 Security Questions
\n<\/b>One option <\/span>that isn\u2019t so safe<\/span><\/a> is the old-time tradition of security questions. In the event that you lose or forget your password, you can re-enter a number of personal questions that you provided the answers to when you first signed up for a service. Many individuals pick easy to answer questions that anyone could know – meaning that anyone could reset your password if they know a bit about you. If you opt to use this method, ensure the questions are unique to you and not common knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Locked Out of Two-Factor Authentication
\n<\/b>Setting up two-factor authentication is a superb way to keep hackers out of your account even if they discover your password, but there are flaws. If you were to lose your authentication device, this could be a potential problem. Bypassing two-factor once you forget it is a tricky ordeal and typically there\u2019s only a single method to help you here. When you sign up for most two-factor systems, they\u2019ll provide you with a list of \u2018backup codes.\u201d It\u2019s essential that you keep these codes somewhere safe as they can unlock your account if you find yourself between a rock and a hard place.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Concerned about being locked out of one of your online accounts? Here’s how you can completely forget your password and survive the ordeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[53,218,358,545,67],"class_list":["post-17872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-internet","tag-privacy","tag-protection","tag-safety","tag-smartphone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17872"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18185,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17872\/revisions\/18185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}