Passwords

[oldbrownhat]

Any particular reason for considering to move from LastPass to 1Pass?

Although I haven't had any problems with LP, they were hacked a few years ago. I think the Wirecutter article I linked may mention this when they discuss other password choices. Changing your master password and other critical ones from time to time is a good idea.

None of these is 100% secure, of course. None of our data is, unfortunately. Living in a digital world means the criminals do, too For this reason I don't keep my bank PW in my password manager, only the account #. I enter my PW manually.

 

[vt_shooter]

Keep in mind, no matter how strong your password is, if the server gets hacked your password is exposed

Today servers typically hold only hashes of the passwords, so if a hackers gets all the hashed values, he still needs to crack each hash, which can be a herculean endeavor if the actual password is strong.

 

[SMSgt]

I use the same password for everything because you generally need a capital letter a lower case letter and a numeral with at least eight total digits. So Rusty1953 works

You're right!

 

[jeffrefrig]

I think this subject has come up before. My computer was whacked and they stole my identity. It took them 3 months to get enough cash together before they came up with enough money for me to take my life back. "Ransom Of Red Chief!"

 

[BKLooney]

I have been using a program called Ascendo DataVault for approximately 12 years, installed on my PC, Mac, and iPhone. IT professional friends recommended it to me.

The program encrypts everything to AES standards and synchronizes across all devices, ensuring updates and changes are consistent.

It uses a single master password, or in my case, a more secure passphrase, to unlock.

Periodically, I print the contents and store them in a safe as a precaution.

Should anything happen to me, my family will easily access all my accounts.

So far, it has functioned without any issues.

 

[TX-Dennis]

Way back in the early days, I used an Excel spreadsheet to keep track. Now, Firefox generates long passwords that contain upper/lower case, numbers and characters and stores them for me so I don't have to look them up.

That's what I do as well. One master password to remember - FF handles the rest. My phone does the same and the master password is my face.

 

[greeman]

Bitwarden is an excellent (and free) password manager that operates similar to last pass.

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[ASA335]

I ain't tellin' no one how I come up with my passwords!

I have a different one for each site. Having spent a little time in cryptology, I have a system that is reasonable easy way for me to remember what they are.

 

[chief38]

I use Chrome as my browser and they are all saved in Chrome. I also get a notices from Chrome if a webpage I have a saved password for has been hacked and tells me to change my password

Call me a stubborn old fart but I do not like or trust Chrome to keep my PW's secure! Having all passwords in the cloud for someone to hack just isn't within my comfort level. Hence the old fashioned hardbound notebook for me.

When I travel I write down a few of the PW's I might need such as for my credit card, home security system, airline CC, etc. I put them on a small piece of paper and use my own code so anyone finding the paper by accident would not know what they are for and how to read them or use them. While some may think this is an antiquated and old fart method, to me it makes much more sense and gives me full confidence in a higher level of security.

 

[oldbrownhat]

...While some may think this is an antiquated and old fart method, to me it makes much more sense and gives me full confidence in a higher level of security.

Ultimately, the only important thing is that it works.

Reminds me of a story about the space race decades ago. NASA larboured hard and long to come up with a pen that would write in space. The Russians used a pencil. (I wonder if they had to come up with a special vacuum that worked in space for the shavings , though.)

 

[twodog max]

I am an old Fud. I actually have mine stored on Rolodex cards