What is this, sitcom slapstick? The slapstick of storing the security combination to the safe on the system that is locked by the card which inside the safe; and the slapstick of "You're inserting it wrong"...
Real life sometimes competes with the stupidity of TV sitcom humor. A friend just complained that his wife lost access to her computer, even though she kept the password on a sticky note. Excuse me, a Sticky Note(tm). The app. On the computer itself.