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[Buck-i-Nana]

On 3/19/2014 JustJazzmom said:

If you need a password manager, my son recommends Keepass: http://keepass.info He uses it for storing all his passwords.

In short, it can store your passwords in a password-encrypted file. Then, you really only need to remember two passwords: the one for the file and the one for the computer. On top of that, it's useful for rarely used sites. You can have it generate a long string of random letters, numbers, and symbols to make strong passwords for those sites. If you use recycled passwords, you run the risk of a security breach on one site resulting in other accounts being compromised because of the shared passwords and usernames.

Yup, a safe-keeper program is a definite must have for those who feel they need to write down their passwords.

Anyone who keeps those passwords on their computers who doesn't want to use a specialized program, should at least lock the file they keep that info in.

[Surfnturf]

Yes, sometimes I do. I just found out today about a very secure app for safekeeping passwords, and other important information. The app is called dashlane. I might download it. It's free.

[straykatz]

There is one major problem if you solely store your passwords on your computer..if your hard drive fails your data is lost.

[Kachina624]

I downloaded an app for storing passwords, then forgot the password to get into the app so I deleted the whole thing.

[Lila Belle]

I keep mine in a secure place in an address book.

[CouponQueen]

I know I am not supposed to do it..but I use the same password for everything..!

[Surfnturf]

On 3/19/2014 Lila Belle said:

I keep mine in a secure place in an address book.

I store my info in a notebook, and would continue to do so even if I store the info on my computer.

[insomniac]

Beware when a site asks you to change to a new password. My email and ebay accounts were both hacked into via this method and it took an eternity to straighten it all out. (The hacking came about a month after I was advised to change my password--what a cruel surprise.)

[DoneTryin]

That's getting to be a big problem for everyone who uses technology these days. I have numerous passwords just for work, so I have a place to store them there that's safe. As for my personal passwords, I have a system of disguising them as telephone numbers in my personal phone directory. I figured that eventually someone could figure them out, with lots of trial & error & time, but since the typical cyberthief is a "smash & grab" kind of person, they wouldn't bother if it wasn't immediately accessible.

Has anybody seen that goofy tv commercial for the password directory? It's like a personal adress/phone directory, just for passwords. I just howl every time I see it. Ellen DeGeneres even joked about it on her show a few months ago.

[chickenbutt]

On 3/19/2014 wookie said:

On 3/19/2014 Lila Belle said:

I keep mine in a secure place in an address book.

I store my info in a notebook, and would continue to do so even if I store the info on my computer.

I don't know about other programs, but with RoboForm (which stores them on your computer and is, itself, password protected) you can print off the list. So I do this every now and then, to have a current list of passwords. Then I shred the last one.