How Do You Remember Your Passwords?
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We’ve talked about passwords before, and how to make them secure. You should also never use the same password in more than one location at the same time. If you’re like me, you have tons of passwords, for several different places. So how do you keep track of them, and remember them all? Writing them down on paper isn’t the best way to keep them secure. It definitely isn’t secure to keep them in a text file on your computer!
SuperGenPass allows you to remember just one password (your “master password”), which is used to generate unique, complex passwords for the Web sites you visit. SuperGenPass is a bookmarklet, so there’s no software to install. It works right from your Web browser and integrates with login forms. SuperGenPass never stores or transmits your passwords, so it’s easy and safe to use on multiple computers, even while traveling. It’s also completely free.
It doesn’t get any easier and safer than that. I recommend you check this site out. If you have other programs, websites or ways of keeping your passwords secure, let me know about them.
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15 Comments
Windows Fanatics
July 30th, 2008
at 8:41am
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July 30th, 2008
at 10:25am
Chris Pirillo Am I the Only Person on the Planet who Can’t Stand Twhirl? Do You Like Software Discounts as Much as I Do? SATA or IDE USB 2.0 Cable Converter with Power Supply Are You a Bully or a Victim?How Do You Remember Your Passwords?
ktkt
July 29th, 2008
at 10:16pm
For Macs: 1Password
For Window: RoboForm
Not free, but they both work very well.
Brian
July 29th, 2008
at 10:35pm
I use a spreadsheet to keep all my passwords, I hate doing that. I keep them in a file on a drive secured by a physical key. What a waste – incredibly time consuming – and dumb. I need something simpler but have never found anything to be easy. So I always answer “yes” to “remember this password” in my browser – probably not a good idea but saves me a ton of time.
Jared
July 29th, 2008
at 10:43pm
I use Keepass on a thumbdrive and on my HTC Touch. One master password and the rest is taken care of. Its invaluable when you work in IT and have about 80 passwords.
Wes Wyatt
July 29th, 2008
at 10:44pm
I use RoboForm – specifically RoboForm2Go with a Thumb Drive.
tyler
July 29th, 2008
at 10:58pm
also try vidoop.com awesome identity management in general
Tom Borowski
July 30th, 2008
at 12:50am
On the Mac I use 1Password, which has the ability to auto-generate secure passwords and auto-fill login forms. It plugs into Safari, Firefox, Camino, Flock and OmniWeb. Apart from that you can save any web form for auto-filling at the click of a button. Syncs with the iPhone, too (free iPhone app available in the App Store as of 7/29/08)
If you’re on a PC you could take a look at RoboForm.
Moose
July 30th, 2008
at 4:19am
KeePass Portable works well for me from a thumb drive. creates good passwords and you can organize them easily.
Engineerdude
July 30th, 2008
at 5:39am
I use AnyPassword, the program that I heard about via Lockergnome over 5 yrs ago! http://www.anypassword.com
Paul Knudsen
July 30th, 2008
at 5:12pm
I like RoboForm. Haven’t tried the others so can’t say it’s actually better.
TheSleepyGeek
July 31st, 2008
at 7:28pm
Accck, a password protected encrypted excel file. Still don’t like the solution but I can open it on any system, excel, excel on OSX and even open office.
johl
July 31st, 2008
at 7:51pm
i only like to have one password. having more than one password just seems kinda weird to me but yes if one person finds out your pass they could guess all your other stuff. not a good idea though.
Susan
July 31st, 2008
at 8:31pm
I use the Palm-syncable SplashID. It’s secure, very flexible, and syncs between my Treo and my laptop.
Jordan Levy
August 5th, 2008
at 8:17pm
I’ve been using roboform for the past several years, and randomly generate my passwords during creation.