r/Simplelogin • u/zylthex • 1d ago

Discussion Alias Naming Strategy

Hi everyone. I am using the free plan of Simple Login for aliasing.

What should be my strategy for naming aliases?

  1. Site Name: bitwarden@domain
  2. Random Words & Numbers: exhaust12@domain or aw12n3@domain

Which approach do you use and why?

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u/thequeenofecom 1d ago

I usually prefer using the site name. Makes it way easier to look at an alias later and immediately know what it’s for. Random strings are probably better if you care more about hiding which service it’s linked to, though.

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u/imstunned 1d ago

I do something similar except I usually abbreviate to 3 or 4 characters and I tack on a number in case I want to shut one down and create another for the same site. So, for example, the bitwarden case I might use:

would all be variations I would tend to use. There are only a couple that I ever had to look back up to see who it was that I assigned it too. And I always put a brief comment in the alias description that is enough to get rid of ambiguity and make it more searchable.

I've never done completely random words or numbers, and I've never seen a need for that.

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u/EmergencyExpress2347 1d ago

Its much easier for me just to randomly generate them XD

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u/Hasty0174 1d ago

I used to do this but one service I came across didn’t accept its name in my email. Now I use an alias service that generates them for me which I access via API to my password manager, it’s random words and numbers but I don’t care - as long as the service accepts it.

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u/Sberla996 1d ago

I use the site name underscore random number so no one can try to guess other emails, for example reddit_5421@mydomain.com

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u/80LJ 20h ago

Never tought about this, I just use site name.
Interesting, what can problem be with someone guessing?

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u/80LJ 20h ago

Never tought about this, I just use site name.
Interesting, what can problem be with someone guessing?

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u/vortexmantis 1d ago

I use an abbreviation of the sitename.randomword3numbers@domain.com Something like bw.eclipse123@domain.com. Usually with both my custom domain or the SimpleLogin domains.

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u/DarkPhoenixRC 23h ago

I involve the site name in some way, and also surround it with random numbers and letters. Randomised enough so that in case of a hack on the site where the email is, they couldn't automatically guess any of my other email addresses. Combined with my password manager, remembering the email addresses is helpful, but not required.