I don't know about you guys, but I am fed up with passwords. Every site has a password, and each one has different rules for what is a valid password - upper case, lower case, numbers, word length, special characters, strong, weak, etc, etc. Its driving me nuts. Any suggestions out there on how to manage these things?
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Depending on the platform you use, there should be plenty of programs that can manage all your passwords so that you only need to remember one master password and the program will fill in the rest. They make it much easier to have very secure and unique passwords for each site.
My password is OttawaBugsBunnyMickeyMouseTheFonzHomerSimpsonSheldonCooperFredFlintstone
The site said I had to have at least one capital and 6 characters
The site said I had to have at least one capital and 6 characters
LastPass. If you don't know if you can trust it, you can watch a 2 hour explanation by a security expert on how reliable it is. Just look for Security Now LastPass on youtube.
Yep, it works great. It is a browser based extension. I've been using it for quite some time now and not had any issues. I just set some rules for my preferred random password, based on total characters, number of special characters and numbers to be used.
There is also a mobile version of the app that costs $1/month that allows you to sync the data to your mobile device so you can surf the web just like you were on a regular computer.
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I have a system for generating a password from the name of a site. It gives me a password with letters and numbers. On some sites I have to add a punctuation which I always add the same one.
Only sites I have to remember are those like terb from before my system. But whenever I have to do the forgot password think I apply my system.
Not my system but for example:
fuji@terb - jiRB3Wordtefu
acct@gmail - ilCT3Wordgmac
name@facebook - okME3Wordfana
5456@bank nk563Wordba54
Uses bits of my username and site name with an actual single repeated random phrase mixed in.
Only sites I have to remember are those like terb from before my system. But whenever I have to do the forgot password think I apply my system.
Not my system but for example:
fuji@terb - jiRB3Wordtefu
acct@gmail - ilCT3Wordgmac
name@facebook - okME3Wordfana
5456@bank nk563Wordba54
Uses bits of my username and site name with an actual single repeated random phrase mixed in.
You can use one password that meets most conditions.
If you have to keep multiple passwords, Password Keeper is your friend.
I use a similar system but I also keep all my passwords in the Password Keeper on my BlackBerry, which is of course password protected.
Wish I could export my pw in my old BB to my Galaxy 5.
I may have to just do it the old-fashioned way. There's a few pw keeper apps. One is really simple.
Might want to check how secure the password apps are. There's so many apps I won't use because they want access to personal information including pictures, contacts, phone numbers etc. The BB Password Keeper is also very secure. Passwords are encrypted and if the BlackBerry device user exceeds 10 unsuccessful attempts all data on the password keeper will be wiped out.
Same here and this was happened to me last time, when I tried to change my password.
"Sorry, your password has been in use for 90 days and has expired - you must register a new one."
roses
"Sorry, too few characters."
pretty roses
"Sorry, you must use at least one numerical character."
1 pretty rose
"Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces."
1prettyrose
"Sorry, you must use at least 10 different characters."
1fuckingprettyrose
"Sorry, you must use at least one upper case character."
1FUCKINGprettyrose
"Sorry, you cannot use more than one upper case character consecutively."
1FuckingPrettyRose
"Sorry, you must use no fewer than 20 total characters."
1FuckingPrettyRoseShovedUpYourAssIfYouDon'tGiveMeAccessRightFuckingNow!
"Sorry, you cannot use punctuation."
1FuckingPrettyRoseShovedUpYourAssIfYouDontGiveMeAccessRightFuckingNow
"Sorry, that password is already in use."
Yeah, LastPass is a great app and browser extension. But you have to pick a very strong master password and let LasPass create secure passwords for all your various sites. No point in using Lastpass if you're just using it to remember the same passwords you've been using for years.
Just memorize you email password. Don't bother to learn all your other passwords. When you want to log in to one of your accounts, click on the forgot password link. The website will send a new password to your email address which you can then use. Repeat next time you want to log in, in a week, or a month, or a year. The website will send you a password that meets all of its password conditions, and if you use the account semi regularly, you give yourself a new password each time- much more secure than writing it down, trying to remember, etc.
An even better solution is spend less time surfing useless websites, and less time on the computer altogether. But, we can make an exception for TERB.
An even better solution is spend less time surfing useless websites, and less time on the computer altogether. But, we can make an exception for TERB.
We can't blame you for not wanting to to reveal your real PW is actually Inc0rrect. IMHO, for ordinary stuff—'you've listed an incorrect price for your framistat'—the solution to the whole username and password rigamarole is Stup1d1ty.
I use thirdcup's method whenever 'security' matters
