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I use LastPass...works on the destop and mobile.
https://lastpass.com/

I like it because I can securely "share" passwords with my wife and vice versa when I need to.
 
On systems where changing of passwords is necessary I've been using the same format for years and there is no chance of duplication:

Most have recently been changed to Autumn13, in a couple months they will be Winter13, then Spring14, etc.
 
pilot_dude said:
On systems where changing of passwords is necessary I've been using the same format for years and there is no chance of duplication:

Most have recently been changed to Autumn13, in a couple months they will be Winter13, then Spring14, etc.
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I love easily hackable folks!

Lastpass (and probably the others, but I know it...) has a nice handy feature for generating secure passwords like "^49z&eZuY2Ak@g8fmtP!p8n5y"
 
Geico266 said:
Is there a secure software program that can be trusted to keep passwords secure and yet available?

I must have 75 accounts all over the place. Keeping track of them is almost a full time job! It drive me crazy!

Any ideas from the techies on POA?
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Not really. There are applications to more easily manage passwords but nothing that will keep them truly secure.

I keep my passwords in an excel spreadsheet that exists ONLY on a USB thumbdrive that stays in my locked firebox. I print out the list when I update the file every month or so. And none of the passwords are only english text.

At last count, there were 10 pages PAGES!!,! of username/passwords. There are only 2 that I keep in my head - checking account and root password for the computer.

Yes, I'm paranoid. But it really doesn't help.
 
I use a spiral notebook ,and keep it with me. May be old fashioned but it works for me.
 
I have to admit, I have the technical know-how to know exactly why I should be using better passwords, not reusing the same ones, and changing them more often.

...and I don't actually do it. Bet I'm not the only one either.
 
Honestly I would have no idea what to recommend to you right now for very strong security. The crypto world is an absolute mess right now as people have been figuring out that the NSA had their hands in the development of much of it and there is a lot of question as to what is really secure versus what they may have planted.

The community is doing a lot of auditing right now so I'm kind of waiting to see what comes out of all that.

As to what is "secure enough" for your purposes -- something like KeePass would probably do. I'm personally staying completely clear of any web based or cloud solution, i've never liked the sound of it, and with the crap the feds are pulling these days it's incredibly hard to trust them.

Best bet at this point may be PGP. Hard to say.

Basically lots will keep you secure from the average "hacker" - few at this point would probably secure you from the NSA.
 
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jesse said:
Honestly I would have no idea what to recommend to you right now for very strong security. The crypto world is an absolute mess right now as people have been figuring out that the NSA had their hands in the development of much of it and there is a lot of question as to what is really secure versus what they may have planted.

The community is doing a lot of auditing right now so I'm kind of waiting to see what comes out of all that.

As to what is "secure enough" for your purposes -- something like KeePass would probably do. I'm personally staying completely clear of any web based or cloud solution, i've never liked the sound of it, and with the crap the feds are pulling these days it's incredibly hard to trust them.
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I'm reminded of a line in the 1st Edition of "The Internet for Dummies" talking about PGP for mail encryption...it was along the lines of "Yes, the NSA can probably crack it in a couple seconds, but if the NSA wants to read your mail, you've got bigger problems that this book can deal with."
 
JeffDG said:
I'm reminded of a line in the 1st Edition of "The Internet for Dummies" talking about PGP for mail encryption...it was along the lines of "Yes, the NSA can probably crack it in a couple seconds, but if the NSA wants to read your mail, you've got bigger problems that this book can deal with."
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The bigger problem is that for those of us that encrypt lots of sensitive data and if our encryption algorithms have NSA backdoors planted within them it's only a matter of time before someone other than the NSA figures that out and then totally defeats the encryption.

The NSA has really shot themselves in the foot. They put a lot of damn effort into developing the capability they have - you can't just buy it. All the publicity from their recent stunts has brought the focus of the community as a whole.

If and where there are crypto problems people will find those now, they will be fixed, and the NSA will have to start over but it'll be exponentially more difficult moving forward for them.
 
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Lots of technical solutions here. I've got another one.

When's the last time you lost your wallet? How about a 3x5" index card folded in half with passwords on it? 75 different passwords seems excessive, but multiple cards (different colors based on site type?) might be reasonble.

"Papers and effects" have more protection than anything digital or electronic, unfortunately.
 
This
frfly172 said:
I use a spiral notebook ,and keep it with me. May be old fashioned but it works for me.
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and this

Derek Zeanah said:
Lots of technical solutions here. I've got another one.

When's the last time you lost your wallet? How about a 3x5" index card folded in half with passwords on it? 75 different passwords seems excessive, but multiple cards (different colors based on site type?) might be reasonble.

"Papers and effects" have more protection than anything digital or electronic, unfortunately.
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is why I giggle at IT password policies.

The more onerous they make their policy, the more likely it is for someone to write it on a post-it note and stick it on their monitor (or under their keyboard).
 
Another vote here for LastPass.
 
A lot of Mac people like 1Password. There are Windows, Android, and iOS versions too.
 
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frfly172 said:
I use a spiral notebook ,and keep it with me. May be old fashioned but it works for me.
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My computer froze up and I had to restore it!

COMPLETELY WIPED OUT Norton Security!

Do not use that link!

Mods! Delete this thread!
 
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anyone know what's up with the keepass (dot) info link referenced above? I've used keepass for a while and have no issues with it - is the link a hijack or have they been infected with bad stuff?
 
Another vote for lastpass. It encrypts/decrypts the vault locally, but syncs it to a cloud service. That means you can access your passwords from any device in a secure fashion (well, assuming the device itself is not compromised - if it is nothing can save you).

I haven't found any other solution that works on every OS I use (which includes ChromeOS).
 
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