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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 11:13:54 GMT -5
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 15, 2014 11:15:59 GMT -5
Ugh, still haven't done that. I need to get off my duff.
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Post by Suzy on Apr 15, 2014 12:04:37 GMT -5
Very useful. Thank you, Lisa!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 12:23:14 GMT -5
Thanks, LL, really helpful...looks like I have loads to update.
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Post by Daniel on Apr 15, 2014 12:51:39 GMT -5
That list was great for prioritizing which accounts to do right now. But since the Heartbleed announcement, I've been changing my password on ALL of my accounts, just in case. The best passwords are unique, long, and random strings that don't include real words and do include numbers or special characters. Of course, those passwords are difficult to memorize. I use a program called AnyPassword that generates random passwords for you and keeps a database of all your crazy passwords. All you have to do is memorize the one password that gets you into AnyPassword. I highly recommend that you use a program like AnyPassword. It is a great repository for everything related to your online accounts including URLs, secret questions/answers and all that other stuff you don't want to keep written down at your desk. Just being able to copy/paste those long passwords from AnyPassword into the login page is a big help. I'm not an affiliate of AnyPassword, nor do I work for them. I'm just a fan.
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Post by Pru Freda on Apr 15, 2014 13:54:59 GMT -5
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 15, 2014 13:58:22 GMT -5
The best passwords are unique, long, and random strings that don't include real words and do include numbers or special characters. Of course, those passwords are difficult to memorize. I use a program called AnyPassword that generates random passwords for you and keeps a database of all your crazy passwords. All you have to do is memorize the one password that gets you into AnyPassword. I highly recommend that you use a program like AnyPassword. It is a great repository for everything related to your online accounts including URLs, secret questions/answers and all that other stuff you don't want to keep written down at your desk. Just being able to copy/paste those long passwords from AnyPassword into the login page is a big help. I'm not an affiliate of AnyPassword, nor do I work for them. I'm just a fan. That's a good recommendation, Daniel. Maybe I'll look into that. Long-randomized-string passwords are self-sabotaging if, like me, the user puts off changing them because they're so friggin' hard to memorize.
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Post by Suzy on Apr 15, 2014 14:02:41 GMT -5
That list was great for prioritizing which accounts to do right now. But since the Heartbleed announcement, I've been changing my password on ALL of my accounts, just in case. The best passwords are unique, long, and random strings that don't include real words and do include numbers or special characters. Of course, those passwords are difficult to memorize. I use a program called AnyPassword that generates random passwords for you and keeps a database of all your crazy passwords. All you have to do is memorize the one password that gets you into AnyPassword. I highly recommend that you use a program like AnyPassword. It is a great repository for everything related to your online accounts including URLs, secret questions/answers and all that other stuff you don't want to keep written down at your desk. Just being able to copy/paste those long passwords from AnyPassword into the login page is a big help. I'm not an affiliate of AnyPassword, nor do I work for them. I'm just a fan. Great Idea! Thank you.
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Post by Daniel on Apr 15, 2014 16:17:27 GMT -5
I can relate to the frustration in your post. I have a background in IT, so I take security seriously, but that doesn't mean I like memorizing 15-character passwords with upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters. I used to keep a text file on my computer, praying my machine would never get hacked. I breathed a big sigh of relief when I discovered AnyPassword, which encrypts the data.
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 15, 2014 16:19:12 GMT -5
I can relate to the frustration in your post. I have a background in IT, so I take security seriously, but that doesn't mean I like memorizing 15-character passwords with upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters. I used to keep a text file on my computer, praying my machine would never get hacked. I breathed a big sigh of relief when I discovered AnyPassword, which encrypts the data. Can you back up the encrypted file and restore it onto a new or repaired machine, after (re)installing AnyPassword?
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Post by Daniel on Apr 15, 2014 16:36:03 GMT -5
I can relate to the frustration in your post. I have a background in IT, so I take security seriously, but that doesn't mean I like memorizing 15-character passwords with upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters. I used to keep a text file on my computer, praying my machine would never get hacked. I breathed a big sigh of relief when I discovered AnyPassword, which encrypts the data. Can you back up the encrypted file and restore it onto a new or repaired machine, after (re)installing AnyPassword? Yes. I move mine around all the time, like from my desktop to my laptop. You can also create multiple files on the same machine (e.g. one for business and one for personal info).
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 15, 2014 16:40:41 GMT -5
Can you back up the encrypted file and restore it onto a new or repaired machine, after (re)installing AnyPassword? Yes. I move mine around all the time, like from my desktop to my laptop. You can also create multiple files on the same machine (e.g. one for business and one for personal info). Okay, I'm gonna do it. Sounds way better than my current system: write down the real passwords on an index card and give each one a name ("Bob," "Hilda," whatever) and keep the names in a text file on my desktop.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 8:43:51 GMT -5
Mac OSX Mavericks has a nice feature that generates long, random-string passwords and fills them in when you're on a web account page. It also does an autofill when you log back in, even across all your devices like iPads and laptops. I just hope nothing ever breaks down with the system, because what a mess that will be! So far so good, though.
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