Can you imagine standing in front of your apartment door singing songs to yourself trying to remember your combination?
Just a word to all who recommended Keepass. I tried it and like it better than the one I was using so I'm keeping it. Thanks for the heads up.
As mentioned in my earlier post (#7), I use Keepass. Being just a touch paranoid I lock down my WPA2 wireless network with passwords such as this.... l\N+!r,-;YzHe;,1h@BmNVU7&\N?UtaBrIsc)u5Im?+$ORCKjXv+sS*|k?#~qEE 63 ASCII character passwords either from Steve Gibson's site or generated by Keepass. I have the greatest admiration for anyone who can memorise that sort of password.
I completely changed my way of saving my passwords. Now I started to explore the real Norton Identity Safe and KeePass. My passwords contain 20 characters, are all different and all have uppercase and lowercase letters, special characters and numbers. For example: fqYIh+SmWcGiym.Y7ce= Keepass are generated and stored. To facilitate filling of sites on my two computers (using the NIS 2012) passwords are saved in the clouds and so I have autofill. Simple, safe and fast! The only thing that still need to do is buy the KeyScrambler Professional or Premium to protect Keepass. Sorry for my English!
Hello, I used the following program until I got hacked: KeePass Password Safe http://www.keepass.info/ Now I remember all of my passwords, and use upper and lower case as well as numeric sequences. It's not very effective against keyloggers, though. Regards, Nathan
Three months after asking the question, I'm not sure I remember why I asked it. Probably because at the time I was comparing options and wanted to know precisely what you have asked... are there differences between one and the other. I doubt that I was implying anything, though in reading about data being stolen from LastPass (as posted here), I seemed to get the impression that the vulnerability was via the browser extension version. I have been using KeePass and I'm very pleased with it. Are you using a password manager?
I'm not currently using a password manager. I believe the Lastpass site was hacked previous to the article you linked to although nothing critical was supposedly taken and the data is encrypted. WSA supposedly is using a rebranded version of Lastpass or so I've read. I keep reading that I need one so I may look for one that involves a minimal number of steps and options as I don't want to have to jump through too many hoops.
I voted 'remember in my brain'. I'm fortunate in that I have photographic memory with numbers and symbols and that type of thing. Can't remember peoples names which is weird. I have to connect them with a picture or symbol in my mind otherwise I forget their names. On the good side of things I don't need to keep lists of business or personal contacts on a pc or written format as they are all remembered, extension numbers, the lot.
I worked for the telephone company for 25 years and rarely forget phone numbers. I used to be able to say I never forget a face either, but at 72 I've seen so many faces I forget one from time to time. I never can remember names either Bob.
KeePass... a free open source password manager. Make sure to install the Pro version, not the Classic. I have complete confidence in it. Everything is stored on my HD, not in the cloud. If you find yourself having to jump through too many hoops, give me a holler and I'll be glad to help. It's a real pleasure (not to mention so much more secure) to not have to type my passwords anymore!
keepass is portable so you can store a version on a USB key or even in a online storage account. (Skydrive, Google Docs, etc)
Brain and Password Safe. Some passwords I remember because I use them often or I intentionally memorize them.
