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Best password utility - Surf314 - 12-15-2009

Need something for generating and storing passwords, now that hacking is more sophisticated I feel I can't rely on my current system anymore.

Re: Best password utility - CaffeinePowered - 12-15-2009

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But to be honest, actually remembering what your passwords are is probably best, second best I would say would be to write them down, if someone manages to get inside your home and get a hold of that you have bigger problems

Re: Best password utility - Surf314 - 12-15-2009

Ideally my passwords would be random combinations of letters and numbers with a way of retrieving them.

Re: Best password utility - WaR1761 - 12-15-2009

Whisper 32 we use it at work to store clients passwords, can also generate them and its free!

Re: Best password utility - zaneyard - 12-15-2009

keepass is where it's at

Re: Best password utility - Surf314 - 12-15-2009

(12-15-2009, 03:07 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: keepass is where it's at

I'm trying this and they have an iphone app.

Re: Best password utility - Surf314 - 12-15-2009

This better work, I'm changing all my passwords now.

Re: Best password utility - Eschatos - 12-15-2009

I just make up words at random.  Pretty difficult for anyone to guess them.

Re: Best password utility - Surf314 - 12-15-2009

(12-15-2009, 03:34 PM)Eschatos link Wrote: I just make up words at random.  Pretty difficult for anyone to guess them.

The way I used to do it was I had maybe half a dozen passwords and I'd use them based on how secure I thought the site was, as in I had one password for all the sites I didn't trust, one for all the ones I kinda trusted, one for the ones I trusted, etc.

The problem I have is almost all my sites I trust about the same  :-\

Re: Best password utility - Surf314 - 12-15-2009

Wow keepass and dropbox are amazing.

Re: Best password utility - [fr31ns]Karrde - 12-16-2009

I'd go with the "write it down" option.  It's what I did with my steam pass until I memorized it.  17 characters alphanumeric upper/lower case with special characters Tongue

Re: Best password utility - Surf314 - 12-16-2009

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I'd go with the "write it down" option.  It's what I did with my steam pass until I memorized it.  17 characters alphanumeric upper/lower case with special characters Tongue

The problem there is one insecure site and all your stuff is compromised.

Re: Best password utility - CaffeinePowered - 12-16-2009

(12-16-2009, 09:16 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: [quote author=[fr31ns]Karrde link=topic=3980.msg127075#msg127075 date=1260944273]
I'd go with the "write it down" option.  It's what I did with my steam pass until I memorized it.  17 characters alphanumeric upper/lower case with special characters Tongue

The problem there is one insecure site and all your stuff is compromised.
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Like I said in my other post, if someone is _in your house_ getting that piece of paper, you have bigger problems  Tongue


Like....oh.....the fact that they could just steal your tower and oh, look at that nice password program right there for me to use that cataloged everything.

Re: Best password utility - zaneyard - 12-16-2009

(12-16-2009, 02:59 PM)Caffeine link Wrote: [quote author=Surf314 link=topic=3980.msg127104#msg127104 date=1260973004]
[quote author=[fr31ns]Karrde link=topic=3980.msg127075#msg127075 date=1260944273]
I'd go with the "write it down" option.  It's what I did with my steam pass until I memorized it.  17 characters alphanumeric upper/lower case with special characters Tongue

The problem there is one insecure site and all your stuff is compromised.
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Like I said in my other post, if someone is _in your house_ getting that piece of paper, you have bigger problems  Tongue


Like....oh.....the fact that they could just steal your tower and oh, look at that nice password program right there for me to use that cataloged everything.
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encrypted and passworded though

Re: Best password utility - CaffeinePowered - 12-16-2009

(12-16-2009, 04:12 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: encrypted and passworded though

The biggest threat to any system, no matter how tough your security, is if someone has physical access to it

Re: Best password utility - zaneyard - 12-16-2009

(12-16-2009, 04:25 PM)Caffeine link Wrote: [quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3980.msg127161#msg127161 date=1260997962]

encrypted and passworded though

The biggest threat to any system, no matter how tough your security, is if someone has physical access to it
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like you said, if someone gets in your house and gets ahold of your tower, you have bigger worries Tongue

Re: Best password utility - Greatbacon - 12-16-2009

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