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Why do people remember passwords? We've had browsers that can remember them for you, password1, etc. for years now. I make up a new password for every single
by loewenskind 16y ago
Why do people remember passwords? We've had browsers that can remember them for you, password1, etc. for years now. I make up a new password for every single site I have to log into and let the browser remember it.
- KoZeN 16y agoMainly because most people log into these sites from more than one computer. It's imperative for me to recall all of my passwords as I need them both at work and at home. Currently I am rotating between three different passwords but this is an area I am becoming increasingly paranoid over.
- billswift 16y agoIf you have relatively few passwords, use Bruce Schneier's advice and write them on a piece of paper that you keep in your wallet - safe and available.
- malyk 16y agountil you lose your wallet.
- peterwwillis 16y agouse a password keyring! mozilla provides one if you enable master password and sync your profiles between home and work. kwallet, gnome keyring and keepass are other alternatives. i was working on backporting a gaim master password patch to pidgin but haven't had the time to finish it. if you write down some passwords on paper and put them in your wallet, rc4-encrypt them with a master password and write down the base64 equivalent. there should be plenty of free javascript decoders for base64 and rc4 so you can decode them wherever you can find a browser. (yes this is paranoid, but if people know you keep passwords in your wallet it's trivial to get your pocket picked)