Hello: I'd like to ask everyone - especially those with multiple online bank accounts and/or who have done AOR's - how you manage passwords. I've searched the FW forums but have not found anything on this topic. Right now my passwords are either stored in my head or on a sheet of paper. I'm wondering if there is a better way. I've been intrigued by roboform (www.roboform.com) and a quick google search reveals quite a few pw management programs that I've never heard of as well. Obviously, I have some issues with giving up my passwords to a program, but the convenience factor might win me over. Also, anyone have any old-fashioned (non high-tech) ways to remember a password?
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I keep them all in a small telephone-address book. I'm not anxious to store them on a web-based program. I would guess that there must be free-standing programs which could be loaded on to your computer, but I'd be concerned about the risk of hackers.
Roboform-ing here all the way. I have dozens of passwords for all kinds of websites, so I can't remember everything, I feel confident enough with this software. I also have copies of all passwords in "Any Password"
RushnRockt said:Roboform-ing here all the way. I have dozens of passwords for all kinds of websites, so I can't remember everything, I feel confident enough with this software. I also have copies of all passwords in "Any Password"
RoboForm....plus they have a version that saves to a USB Key instead of any one particular machine. I only use the desktop version however....never had a problem.
I keep mine in an encrypted excel file. However, even if someone gained access to that, I have the actual passwords stored in a different location; the excel file only has a reference/code word for each password.
I highly recommend Keypass Password Safe. I've used it to store all my passwords for a year or so now. It's open source, and free is better than not free.
Second KeePass. Doesn't have to be installed, thus can work well with work lappys where I don't have admin rights And can be on a thumb drive to allow for viewing on any computer without having to install, etc.
Only been using for about 3 months, but so far I think it is good, safe and accesible for spouse in the case that I die traveling (prior system was similar to Lust's, small notebook with pwd's but username was not written)
sammy1224 said:I always post my passwords on Fatwallet... That way, I always know where to find them. besidesw, if you forget, all others can remind you of the forgotten password.
I use roboform. It saves passwords, generates relatively strong passwords, and is also able to fill out many web based forms (when I create an account on a new website, I click on a roboform button and it tries to fill in my name, email, address, phone #, etc which saves a lot of time and reduces the possibility of typos).
Yodlee also has my passwords. At one point, I became worried and changed my Yodlee password to a very strong, random password. If someone had access to that account, they could do a lot of damage.
golf247 said:Second KeePass. Doesn't have to be installed, thus can work well with work lappys where I don't have admin rights And can be on a thumb drive to allow for viewing on any computer without having to install, etc.
Only been using for about 3 months, but so far I think it is good, safe and accesible for spouse in the case that I die traveling (prior system was similar to Lust's, small notebook with pwd's but username was not written) Been using this for about two years. Excellent open-source software!
One thing you might find useful is a password scheme, so you can figure out any web password just from the name of the site you're on.
You might start with a secure random pass-phrase that has at least one each of a capital letter, lower case letter, and a number. Then take the first letter of the site and bump it up by two letters, then insert it into the third position in your passphrase. Then take the third letter of the site and bump it down by one and insert it into the fifth position of your passphrase.
For example, I'm signing on to FatWallet. My secure passphrase is u8lnBt. From 'FatWallet', f -> h and t -> s, so my password for FatWallet is u8hlsnBt.
Because it may be possible for a concerted effort to yield your forum passwords, and thus find the pattern, I would segment my passwords into three levels. The first and most common level I would use on forums, etc., where a security breach would be trivial. The second I'd use on financial sites where a breach could really suck. The third I'd use for my business matters where a breach could be devestating. Each level would have a different passphrase and an increasingly more complicated scheme.
I use Any Password Link. There is a freeware version and it's really simple to use. You can also protect the password file such that when you want to look up a password, it will prompt you for the master password.
It's not just passwords -- it's also usernames that need to be managed. I have so many usernames, account numbers, etc. on various sites.
I just use Yodlee to view/auto-login to my accounts. The MoneyCenter version also has a feature to reveal your password if you ever need your login info.
For the accounts that don't work with Yodlee, I have an encrypted Access file
most any encrypted or password protected software file is better than a sheet of paper or other hardcopy that can be lost or stolen. and there are other software programs out there that will try to 'guess' your password. brute force methods that try all combinations of keys are getting faster thanks to faster computers but still, the longer your password, the longer it takes.
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