On World Password Day (who knew?), the Communications-Electronics
Security Group (CESG), part of GCHQ, is telling sysadmins not to force
their users to keep resetting their passwords
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/05/stop_resetting_your_password_says_uk_spy_network>.

The result, according to CESG, is that we are more likely to write
our password down. Or forget the password altogether, forcing
service desks to reset them, chewing up time and resources.

So what was wrong with writing them down, again? You know how to keep
your cash, credit cards and house keys safe; why can���t you keep your
written passwords in the same place?

The last three paragraphs of the article are, um, worth reading
carefully...
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