Academics · Adult Learning

Every account,
locked the right way.

Most people have dozens of accounts and no clear picture of which ones are safe. List each one with how it signs in, whether the recovery phone and email still work and whether the password is used anywhere else. The guide counts what to fix, puts money, ID and email accounts first and explains each step in plain words. It never asks for a password.

Add an accountWhat you get

Accounts

The worked example is made up: a credit union account set up well, a main email account that needs work, and an old shopping account with a saved card. Saved on this device only, and no passwords are ever stored.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per account: what it is and what kind, which email it uses, how much it matters, two-step sign-in, recovery phone and email, whether the password is reused and where it is kept, the last sign-in, autopay and five habits. Counts what to fix per account and sorts the list most important first; flags two-step sign-in off, text codes, old recovery details, reused passwords, paper and unused accounts.
Who it is for
Adults building digital skills in adult education, library and workforce classes, their teachers, and anyone helping a family member sort out their accounts.
Format
Browser guide with a saved record per account and no passwords. Prints one account, every account in a table or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Adult Learning space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add your email account first.
  2. Check its sign-in and recovery settings.
  3. Mark any password used twice.
  4. Fix the top of the list.
  5. Close the accounts you do not use.

Add an account

Why the order matters

Securing your accounts, in order1Email firstIt resets the passwords ofeverything else2Two-step sign-inAn app or passkey beats a textcode3One password eachA password manager remembersthem4Recovery detailsA phone and an email you stillhave5Alerts onKnow about a new sign-in thesame day6Close the old onesDelete saved cards, then theaccountSecuring your accounts, in order1Email firstIt resets the passwords of everythingelse2Two-step sign-inAn app or passkey beats a text code3One password eachA password manager remembers them4Recovery detailsA phone and an email you still have5Alerts onKnow about a new sign-in the same day6Close the old onesDelete saved cards, then the account
Ten minutes per account is enough. Start with the ones that hold money or your identity.

Your email is the master key

Almost every site resets a forgotten password by sending a link to your email. Whoever controls your email can reset the rest, which is why it comes first: two-step sign-in on, a password used nowhere else, and recovery details you still have. A bank or benefits account comes next, then everything else.

Two-step sign-in, explained

Two-step sign-in asks for something besides your password: a code from an app on your phone, a passkey, or a code sent by text. Federal security guidance from CISA and NIST treats any of these as much safer than a password alone, with app codes and passkeys stronger than text messages, which can be redirected if someone takes over your phone number.

Sources

  1. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Secure Our World: use strong passwords, turn on multifactor authentication (cisa.gov).
  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Digital Identity Guidelines, SP 800-63B: passwords and authenticators.
  3. Federal Trade Commission, consumer advice: how to recover your hacked email or social media account (consumer.ftc.gov).
  4. IdentityTheft.gov (Federal Trade Commission): steps after an account is misused.

The worked example is made up. Never type a password into this page. Settings menus differ by site; look for “security” or “sign-in” in the account settings. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.