passwords

[utmck]

Today everyone has multiple passwords that they use multiple times a day or a week or once a month or very seldon. On-line banking, websites, emails accounts, some have certain requirements, minimum # of digits, alpha-num. Some have to be updated every so often.

My question is this how do you keep track of all your passwords without keeping them on paper that could be stolen?

Also, does anyone have a good way of updating passwords without having so many variations?

 

[Mr. Longhorn]

MY blackberry has a password keeper program. I would be lost without it. At work I have to change passwords it seems like every other week. I can't use any form of the word again for a new password. I usually go down the Texas Football roster and use last name and number.

 

[Hou-Tex Horn]

Open an excel sheet put all of your info in there, password protect the file and save it on your desktop. Now you only have to remember one password (well, I guess two....the other one being the one to get into the computer.)

 

[dang-str8]

Code your passwords... pick a base word, add a character and the year, month depending on how often you want to change it... or even make a phrase out of it...

example:
word= stone
character= @
month= November 2008

password= stone@1108

Next month if you change you password, you can make it stone@1208

You can also chose the numbers to be something other that means something to you, but I wouldn't recommend date of birth or anything like that...

 

[utmck]

Are there any apps. for the iPhone that can keep this type of info?

 

[MilkmanDan]

Take a look at SplashData. I don't have it on my phone yet, but I've used the Palm/PC version for years.

And don't ever lose your phone.

 

[Steel Shank]

Midnight Rider

 

[HornBud]

You can also store them all on a flash drive...just don't lose that flash drive, back-up plans are good.

 

[l00p]

Tattoo them inside your eyelids.

 

[GatorDave]

I've had the same login/password since '99 when I first started using email and such. And I use the same login/password for everything that requires one, email, bank account, etc. I've never had any problems, but I'm guessing this isn't the brightest move. At least they are both random word/number combos that only I know what they mean, not birthdays and pet names.

 

[utmck]

thanks

 

[DCLonghorn]

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[Teasip63]

I pick a word like "Dallas" and then I add a two digit number like "01" so I wind up with Dallas01 as my password. Then when it comes time to change it I just change the number such as Dallas02, Dallas03. It is easy to remember and simple to update.

 

[veggieboy]

I do the same thing as Teasip.

I have a certain word that I use, and then change the numbers sequentially on the end of that word.

 

[HornOnTheBayou]

The gradebook at my school makes me update my password every six weeks and you have to have at least one capitol letter. So I just go down the word each six weeks and capitalize a different letter.
1st 6 weeks: Bosco
2nd 6 weeks: bOsco
and so on.

 

[Mrmyke709]

It's easy. All my passwords are the same ... *********.

 

[CO Horn]

Password Depot

The Freeware version allows you to save twenty different passwords.

 

[HornHuskerDad]

The easiest way of all - have your secretary keep track of them.

HHD

 

[AUinAustin]

I use a program called KeepPass. It is an encrypted database that store s password, websites etc. There are several programs like this on the web. If you use any sort of program or spreadsheet make sure you keep a backup copy of the data somewhere else. My password file is over 40 entriies (websites etc). I lost my hard drive a while back but all I had to do was restore the file from a backup.

 

[NCAAFBALLROX]

Send me all your passwords & I'll handle the rest.

So that I know what they go to, I'll need your SSN as well as relevant account #'s (be sure to list the PW with the client / co. name & account # on the same line, then the next line with the next acct. #, etc).

Doin' my part for humanity. I'm a giver, really.

 

[Oakhill Horn]

I just took advantage of an offer that I got by e-mail. A Nigerian company has set up a new account and password management service. Because they are looking to to establish their reputation, I was one of the lucky few that they offered to pay in exchange for trying their service and letting others know about it. I am supposed to me get $1000 a month for them to store all of my accounts and passwords on their secure server. After six months they will double my monthly payment.

 

[BA93]

In the past, I've used a site called PassPack. I don't save financial site passwords on it but its supposed to have as much security as anything else.

 

[Stuck_At_Work]

I work for a Fortune 500 Technology firm and have roughly 10 to 15 passwords to keep track of and my employer requires us to change most of them every quarter. I just write them down in a notebook and leave it on my desk. Screw the company.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

Use a keyboard pattern, particularly for those passwords requiring a CAPITAL LETTER, special character, and a number.

Examples:

4rfvBHU*

7ygvCFT^

3edcVFR$

Type it out and see what I mean. It's easy to remember because all you have to do is remember the starting key.

 

[Dionysus]

I use 1Password on my Mac, and there is a client for the Mac and an iPhone client so the two are synced. I can launch the app from either platform. It is also great for keeping secure notes like credit card data. The Mac version integrates with your browser (Safari, Firefox, Opera, etc) so you can select a menu to fill in credit card info on e-commerce sites, and auto-fill logins for various URLs saved to the browser. It's excellent, and I keep everything in there.

 

[chango]

Stuck at Work, that really cracked me up.. Maybe because it fits so well with your username here.

 

[Little Earl]

I second the vote for KeePass. There are several other similar programs out there. I keep up with about 50 passwords using KeePass and it really makes it easy. You can categorize your passwords and group them together in logical way to make it easier to keep track of. Once you open the program and type in your "master" password, you can then just double click on the entry you are looking for and it will copy the password to your clipboard. Then just paste into the application you are logging into. So you can use really cryptic passwords because you will never have to type it again. I work in the financial industry, and we install KeePass on all client desktops to make password management a little easier and to discourage people from "writing" passwords down on a piece of paper.