Can I write down my password if I can't remember it?

If you have a hard time remembering your password, we suggest you change your password to a passphrase that you can easily remember rather than writing it down anywhere. Post-ITs and notes on your desk are serious breaches of security and would act to negate any increased security benefit from a well-conceived secure password. However, if you do need to write your password down in order to remember it, keep the written password in a locked cabinet at all times, and don’t write it down on anything that identifies you, such as a business card.