Have we had a PASSWORD thread lately? #*%& I hate them.

[Sawin]

I know a bunch of folks who use Dashlane. It integrates into your browser of choice and can help auto-populate passwords to a certain degree. All you need is the master-password and you can get into the encrypted container to review all of your other ones...

[Irving]

Password Rant:

Capital letters: Check
Lower case: Check
Symbols: Check
Implied Swearing: Check

Rant strength: strong

[brutal]

I know a bunch of folks who use Dashlane. It integrates into your browser of choice and can help auto-populate passwords to a certain degree. All you need is the master-password and you can get into the encrypted container to review all of your other ones...

You can view passwords for nearly any site you have allowed it to save from the browser if you have the local user account password.

My wife forgets hers all the time, and then forgets where I showed her to look (in Chrome) for them.

I still think she doesn't understand that since I have her windows password, I can get to all the others (if I wanted to.)

[brutal]

Thanks for explaining that to me.

Im behind on the tech stuff. I use the computer only to buy, buy, buy, research and forum surfing. Im getting caught up(not really) . Brutal gave me the information on the Samsung galaxy sky and now I have a smart phone. Its nice, but I doubt Im going to use most of its features. I have downloaded the cadpage which is nice, an EMT study guide, a predator calling app, turkey calling app, a knot tutorial because my kids like to learn that stuff,TRASOL, Strelok PRO, scanner radio and USAA (its nice to depost checks mobile when you have USAA).
So far I have only used the features here at home with the wifi to save money (and I rarely go anywhwere)
The cadpage is cool, when I get toned out, it sounds like a fire truck, then it maps the location for me.

I have never had a job where we used a computer. Well thats not entirely true. In the Corps I worked in the Armory for a while and had to make lists of guys whose weapons were dirty.

Now install a malware detector and run it - Lookout Security and/or Malwarebytes. A fair amount of those freeware apps have malware in them. There's also been some known popular FACTORY NEW phones that have been found to have malware in them - slipped in along the supply chain and not installed by the OEM or carrier.

[Gman]

The problem with LastPass is when the credentials change, but the program repeatedly tries with the old password and locks you out. We had an executive at work that did this...over and over and over again.

There's also Password Safe: https://pwsafe.org

[th3w01f]

I use roboform with a long master password and I dropbox the data so it's available on all my PCs.... I'm sure it's not the most secure but so many sites, including .gov have given up my info, I feel like it's good enough.

[Great-Kazoo]

Zund: youwillneverguessmypasswordcusitssolongandunlikely batteryhorsestapler

One favorite of mine is to use obscure scripture passages in latin. Or is it?

non est

nisi vestri passwords es animalibus

[Mtneer]

[Gman]

[HoneyBadger]

I have found it helpful to create patterns on the keyboard that can be moved around the keyboard. Basic example: 6tfc^TFC9ijn(IJN This can be moved around the keyboard or expanded/amended for just about any level of security. This type of password also meets all the annoying requirements for 16 characters, uppercase, lowercase, symbols, and numbers.

Every few months, I switch up the pattern so all of my passwords change. It's a little tedious, but by remembering the pattern, I can right down password reminders that don't compromise my account. Using the above password example for a fictional account, I might write down this password reminder:

Yahoo email account: 6^9(

This tells me where to start the pattern, but not what the pattern is. Now, somebody may be able to guess that you just go down the keyboard with that simple example, so maybe your pattern could be something like this: 6ctf^CTF9nij(NIJ. Now the pattern has changed and it is mathematically just as hard to crack. The only limitation is your imagination.