can I reuse my old password?

[Spheredala!]

let's just say i love my current password and i had to change it to something else due to, reasons, can i change it back to my old password that i like later in the future?

cuz some social medias won't let me do such thing

[Supafly]

If due to 'reasons' = someone else knew what it was then changing it back would be a silly idea now wouldn't it. The whole point of changing a password to something new is so that no one knows what it is.

Lots of places prevent you reusing old passwords because if it was ever compromised in the past it could be known to someone trying to gain access

[ZAToM]

Originally posted by Supafly:

If due to 'reasons' = someone else knew what it was then changing it back would be a silly idea now wouldn't it. The whole point of changing a password to something new is so that no one knows what it is.

Lots of places prevent you reusing old passwords because if it was ever compromised in the past it could be known to someone trying to gain access

if u only forgot it and have reset it, you probably can use the old one but if you have forgotten it in the first place... :>

[Supafly]

Originally posted by ZAToM:

if u only forgot it and have reset it, you probably can use the old one but if you have forgotten it in the first place... :>

Reasonable but third parties that run the service won't know that and it's easier to just have a blanket you can't reuse passwords requirement.

Plus it can't be that good if you forgot it or like OP want to reuse it because they love it.

[Muppet among Puppets]

You can use the password you like for your password manager (if the password is good).

You should not use a password for more than one thing.

[Spheredala!]

ok but, my question is, can i do that or not? as simple as that.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by sphered:

ok but, my question is, can i do that or not? as simple as that.

Just try it and get your answer. Simple as that

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by sphered:

ok but, my question is, can i do that or not? as simple as that.

The real question is,
what could others do if you do that?

[ZAToM]

if you hypothetically want to give your account to a friend but u dont want to tell him your real password,
password wise it should be no problem to switch forth and back but i think its against steam tos to give your account to a friend to try something or whatever

[Spheredala!]

Originally posted by ZAToM:

if you hypothetically want to give your account to a friend but u dont want to tell him your real password,

yeah, not exactly like this but kinda the same idea

[MoonC A T]

Can use an old password? Yes
Should you use an old password? Probably not

[Ducks on Fire]

Originally posted by sphered:

Originally posted by ZAToM:

if you hypothetically want to give your account to a friend but u dont want to tell him your real password,

yeah, not exactly like this but kinda the same idea

Well don't come here crying that your account was locked or stolen if you are doing something along the "same idea" as that.

[Spheredala!]

it was a genuine question ffs
i wasn't exactly gonna do that
please don't be so ♥♥♥♥♥♥ about it

[crunchyfrog]

You should never reuse old passwrods for the obvious security concerns.

If you're ahving issues with remembering passwords then change how you do this. It really is simple.

Some people swear by password management software (I don't because I don't like assuming others are as secure as they claim they are).

I simply do this -

I have a diary every year. In that diary first thing I do is copy across all my lognins and passwords from my previous diary.

I don't go out so it stays at home with me, and noody is going to burgle it. If a burglar got in and by some miracle I wasn't here, I'm pretty sure no burgalar think "I'm going to steal his diary".

So unless you have some itinerant sibling or something it's as safe as houses.

[Spheredala!]

wow! to be honest, that's not a bad suggestion at all, phisical backup is a good idea

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by sphered:

wow! to be honest, that's not a bad suggestion at all, phisical backup is a good idea

Honestly it sounds so obvious, but people often overlook such things. I know I did for years.