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Re:Ask HN: What is your password management solution? by z1mm32m4n on Saturday July 15, 2017 @12:24PM (#14777431)
That's what the incrementing variable is for. Of course, you have to then remember how many times you've changed your password for any given site.
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Re:Ask HN: What is your password management solution? by amorphid on Saturday July 15, 2017 @01:29PM (#14777807)
That works until you visit the website for my insurance company...

"You must use one of these special characters: %^&*()"

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Re:Ask HN: What is your password management solution? by rosser on Saturday July 15, 2017 @12:43PM (#14777531)
How does incrementing a counter address some sites requiring special characters while others reject them?
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Re:Ask HN: What is your password management solution? by dheera on Saturday July 15, 2017 @01:13PM (#14777702)
The counter only addresses requirements to change password periodically. The special character requirement is addressed by tacking on 'Aa$1' to all passwords (they asked for it; it's what I tacked to all the (good) passwords I memorized even before I had this method).
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Re:Ask HN: What is your password management solution? by wodenokoto on Saturday July 15, 2017 @02:04PM (#14778002)
All your passwords have special characters. Some places do not accept special characters in passwords.

This is what your scheme doesn't address.

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