FFP's Whose Employees Can See Your Passwords Master Thread.
Apr 18, 2012 | 10:28 pm
#16
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 30,343
On the phone the Rep needs the PIN if you are changing the account from which the miles are taken for an award booking.
I did not know COdbaUA can only take miles from the account which you log in to make the award booking versus AA can take miles from any account as long as the account owner is on the PNR. The rep needs the PIN in order to do the change.
Apr 19, 2012 | 10:35 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: UA, AA, LH, Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, Hertz
Posts: 1,762
On website you can put in your password and it accepts it as PIN.
On the phone the Rep needs the PIN if you are changing the account from which the miles are taken for an award booking.
I did not know COdbaUA can only take miles from the account which you log in to make the award booking versus AA can take miles from any account as long as the account owner is on the PNR. The rep needs the PIN in order to do the change.
On the phone the Rep needs the PIN if you are changing the account from which the miles are taken for an award booking.
I did not know COdbaUA can only take miles from the account which you log in to make the award booking versus AA can take miles from any account as long as the account owner is on the PNR. The rep needs the PIN in order to do the change.
Apr 22, 2012 | 5:06 pm
#19
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1
Personally, I use an algorithm to come up with a unique password for each site. Here's an example:
Take the first, second, fourth letter of the domain name (e.g, www.chase.com) would be chs.
Capitalize the second letter.
This would be cHs
Add a standard suffix using one of the following website types:
1. regular websites like flyertalk.com, -- audi12
2. commerce websites like amazon.com, -- volvo09
3. financial websites like credit cards -- jeep08
4. personal finance like stock brokers, banks, -- f0rd11 (replace o with 0, a with @, e with 3)
So for www.chase.com, I might use cHsjeep08
The algorithm does have a flaw in that a website URL could change if a company/business is acquired and they change the domain name.
But by using some sort of algorithm, I find it easy to come up with a unique password for each site.
Take the first, second, fourth letter of the domain name (e.g, www.chase.com) would be chs.
Capitalize the second letter.
This would be cHs
Add a standard suffix using one of the following website types:
1. regular websites like flyertalk.com, -- audi12
2. commerce websites like amazon.com, -- volvo09
3. financial websites like credit cards -- jeep08
4. personal finance like stock brokers, banks, -- f0rd11 (replace o with 0, a with @, e with 3)
So for www.chase.com, I might use cHsjeep08
The algorithm does have a flaw in that a website URL could change if a company/business is acquired and they change the domain name.
But by using some sort of algorithm, I find it easy to come up with a unique password for each site.
Jun 6, 2012 | 6:03 pm
#20
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: NRT
Programs: Tokyo Monorail Diamond-Encrusted-Platinum
Posts: 10,049
Add Virgin Atlantic to the list. A couple of years ago, I needed to get a reminder of my user name ... after establishing my identity and telling me my user name, the agent decided to be extra helpful and remind me of my password "It starts with a type of animal". Ooookay.
Jun 6, 2012 | 6:17 pm
#21
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: BWI
Posts: 1,782
www.lastpass.com rules
Jun 7, 2012 | 4:20 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: BZN
Programs: AA:LT Platinum DL:LT Gold UA:1P MAR:LT Titanium
Posts: 8,292
In addition to some of the good app/site suggestions others have given, you could also consider a simple do-it-yourself spreadsheet on Google Drive that would be accessible both online and offline from any device, automatically updates/saves each time you make a change, and is protected by the same password used by your Google Account.
Jun 7, 2012 | 7:47 am
#23
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Land of the parrots and parrotheads
Programs: Several dozen
Posts: 4,820
LinkedIn. Oops, my bad - only the Russian hackers can see your passwords there.