Which password manager do you use?

[FresnoRob]

I guarantee that you re-use passwords and use weak passwords due to the memory of your brain.

No I have a system that uses 8 or more characters using Capital and Lowercase letters, numbers and symbols in EVERY password that is different at every site yet easy to remember.

If you are over 50 and can remember all of those you are unusual. If you are under 50 just wait and see.

I use 1Password on my iOS devices. I have not seen anything about having to pay. I also don't sync it with Dropbox I have seen Dropbox get compromised.

[GimpsUnlimited]

http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Passwo...ted-Excel-File

protected xls files are just one step above writing them on a piece of paper and keeping that paper under your keyboard.

check out an encrypted local app if you want to secure your passwords but dont want them stored in the cloud.

What about password protected .odt file?

[Jeepergeo]

http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Passwo...ted-Excel-File

protected xls files are just one step above writing them on a piece of paper and keeping that paper under your keyboard.

check out an encrypted local app if you want to secure your passwords but dont want them stored in the cloud.

Actually, writing passwords down is pretty secure assuming one stores the black book in a secure location. Yeah, under the keyboard is not secure.

The black book can't be hacked like any file stored digitally on a PC, though encrypted files are fairly safe. Popular Mechanics did a story on password security a year or so ago and it was excellent.

As far as password vaults on provider sites, those are really dangerous because they are a specific target for hackers that know if they get in, they will get details from millions of users.

[gorn5150]

I used to use scarabay but it doesn't play nice with fire fox. I've used Keepass for a few years. It is easy to transfer your database to apple or android devices and it works great off of a thumb drive. I do miss the autofill that scarabay has though.

[oktavist]

There are 18,170,005,425,000 possible combinations using 8 characters...

Something is wrong with your math... unless you use a character set with 45.43801... characters in it.

[diveRN]

KeePass for me as well, but I only go to it if I can't remember a password I haven't used in awhile or for server passwords that are totally random and 15+ characters in length. I'm just not that interesting a hack target so for personal stuff, I use a hierarchy of 8 character passwords created using memory anagrams associated with objects and/or places.

In a web environment where most people have passwords stored (remotely) these days, defeating brute force hacks through a front door is pretty easy using account-specific salts, delays, account lockouts, and by blocking IP addresses. So creating long, seemingly random passwords with specials, capitals, and numbers is nothing more than a dog and pony show for the end user.

It's the back door and parallel attempts to get into a system that can create a problem.

[Darto]

TrueCrypt (freeware).

Have to find old version because they pulled down the latest version for fear of lawsuits.

They were always free but they claimed online it was un hackable.
And then some tech firm found out how to hack it.
So they pulled it for fear of lawsuits because of their published claims.
The old versions work fine, but a really really skilled thief who takes your laptop could hack the passwords. But 99% thieves would have no clue how.

[area51]

TrueCrypt (freeware).



Have to find old version because they pulled down the latest version for fear of lawsuits.



They were always free but they claimed online it was un hackable.

And then some tech firm found out how to hack it.

So they pulled it for fear of lawsuits because of their published claims.

The old versions work fine, but a really really skilled thief who takes your laptop could hack the passwords. But 99% thieves would have no clue how.

True crypt was an encryption tool, not a password manager.

[SheepDog78]

I memorize mine as much as possible, but for a select few I use KeePass. I like it because it just works, stores the data in a local database, and gives you the option to copy and paste a password without showing it. Plus, you can't beat the price.

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