Internet security is one of the most important things for the user, of this the information is at least relevant and all this starts from a base called passwords. Sometimes the user tends to forget part of them, so it is important to have them, for this you always have several recovery options.
It is one of the things that users do the most, reset the password, at least that is what one reveals. recent ExpressVPN survey, who has come to the conclusion that a user takes approximately 3 minutes and 46 seconds in exchanging for another.
A large majority always choose to click on "I forgot my password", thus having to put the email or mobile phone to reset it for a new one that is not generic. It is important to try not to put a date of birth, or data that is easy to guess, but rather a secure password and memorize it for future access.
Why are passwords forgotten?
People usually forget the password because we use different options in the different pages and services that we use throughout our lives. This is because we try to vary each password, as long as it is not possible to access several sites with the same generic password.
Among the practices that can make us forget these passwords, is the complexity of the one generated for those sites that we used to visit frequently, Security is important and that is why we want to have a stronger oneOn the other hand, it is very important not to include the date of birth in it.
Another reason is having to remember several generated passwords. If they are varied and very complicated, the user tends to mix them up and forget which password belongs to which access. A trick that can work for us is to record each of them in a safe notebook or site, where only we have direct access.
Waste of time generating a new password
A password is not always put in the first minute that we are in front of the screen, the logical thing is if we do not remember it for sure, try different options for a couple of attempts in order to try to remember. Ideally, you can access and have the key always in memory, or be able to consult it in a note or notebook that you have saved. We will leave password reset as an option when we no longer have a way to recover the old password.
The average time is increasing, we can reach 4 minutes in 37% of cases, 7% have stated that they invested at least 10 minutes, while the rest managed to enter the page in less time. It is a percentage that grows if we go to countries outside of Spain, in the United States, 52% reset their password at least once a month, according to respondents.
In Europe the data is very similar, in the United Kingdom and France the numbers are between 50% and 53% respectively, all this in a survey that reflects that at least once a month they tend to generate a new password. One of the countries where the number drops a bit is in Germany, with 35%, forgetting the password they generated less.
Other percentages on balance
Continuing with the numbers about generating a new password, 21% in the United States changed it in approximately one weekWhile 14% set the password at least once a day. These figures are really considerable, we have already come to the conclusion that a significant part of the population is not capable of remembering a password generated just over a few hours ago, being forgotten in a short time.
4% in the United States, according to this study carried out by ExpressVPN, get to retype their passwords several times a day. The normal thing in these cases is that the password is generated for the specific session and the page is not opened automatically with it, having to enter the password manually.
Services where the password is reset the most
With so many services available, generating a password is no guarantee that you won't forget it.Unless it is short and not very secure, the bank account is one that is usually forgotten over time. If there are four specific digits, this is more memorable as it is only numbers without including more characters.
The service where you get to forget the most is in online banking, with 30%, followed by social networks with 24%, here the generation is almost constant as it is very forgotten. Online shopping websites are the third with 16%, online games reach 8% and others remain with 2%.
In any of these services you can see that the password reset service is widely used, sometimes because the user exchanges an uppercase letter for a lowercase letter or confuses the passwords with those of other websites.
Password recovery, something in high demand
More and more people are asking for password reset, although another important point would be to remember the password once it has been reset, keeping it again for future access.
To reset the password, you must always write your email or phone, receiving a new password by mail or SMS randomly is another option that many websites implement. Afterwards, it will always be the user who will decide whether to enter a new password or keep the one generated by the web.
Key generation takes a reasonable amount of time, causing productivity to drop, although it is recommended if you want to access it first and without any kind of waiting. The user will be the one who decides whether to change the password or remember the previous one by just entering the email/mobile.
How can we keep our passwords secure?
As we have already mentioned before, one way to remember all the passwords would be to have them written down on a piece of paper, note or notebook, which is stored in a safe place to be able to access it whenever we need it.
This is a good option and we should consider having it, but it is not always effective in all situations, since many times we may need a password and not have that password notebook within reach and have to resort to another way.
A very effective and completely safe way is to resort to password managers, whether in the browser itself, on the mobile or by hiring an external service for this, password managers have been used for years and have proven to be a safe and effective service to be able to access all our passwords. Many times they even work with autocomplete functions, so in addition to not having to remember them, we will save time when entering them.