- 1). Purchase a password management program, which will allow you to store all of your passwords on your computer in an encrypted file. The only way to access the passwords stored in the password management program is to enter another password, which should be unique and very difficult to crack. Several of the top-rated password management programs have been included in the Resource section below.
- 2). Create and print a document that contains all of your accounts and their passwords and place the document in your safe. This way, you always have a full list of all of your account passwords. This list should never be left outside of the safe. If discarding the document, you should whiteout all information on the page and then shred the document.
- 3). Disguise important passwords and keep them on a slip of paper in your purse or wallet. Keeping them on your person ensures that you will always have access to them, even if your computer crashes and your password management program is inaccessible or if you are not at your computer. It is important to disguise the passwords so that if they end up in the wrong hands, they will be indecipherable. For instance, rather than writing "Bank Account Password -- 1234567890," try disguising it as a name and phone number such as "Tom Banks -- (123) 456 -- 7890."
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