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I prefer using a program like Password Safe (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/), and use a safe password that's a long s

by jsulak 15y ago

I prefer using a program like Password Safe (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/), and use a safe password that's a long sentence (with punctuation). Then I can use arbitrarily long and complex passwords for all my accounts, and not have to worry about memorizing them individually. The password safe can even be synced across computers using Dropbox.

nollidge 15y ago
I prefer KeePass simply because it's got implementations on multiple OSs, as does Dropbox (to sync the password database file). So I've got it on my iMac, Android phone, Windows laptop, and Windows work PC.
- mtogo 15y ago
  If you have an iPhone or don't want to use keepassx, you can use an online password manager like Passpack or Lastpass. The downside is that you need to really trust the password manager, as they have all of your usernames and password.
- shinratdr 15y ago
  1Password supports all those devices as well.
zobzu 15y ago
I prefer using a digital key that's always going to beat the entropy of the memorable passwords
dredmorbius 15y ago
GPG-encrypted free-form file (though it's fairly structured), edited via vim and a well-known "auto-encrypt/decrypt GPG files" configuration: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Encryption http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Encryption (Actually, from that page, vim now has built-in blowfish encryption, which I'll have to look at -- yet another argument in favor of sharing tips on the 'TarTubes: you may learn something even when you're sharing your own knowledge).
- dredmorbius 15y ago
  Erm: the blowfish encryption was in reference to the old '-x' vi encryption option (using a now pretty insecure Unix 'crypt' function). A better "configure GPG edit mode" .vimrc is here: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Edit_gpg_encrypted_files http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Edit_gpg_encrypted_files I believe that's based on the one first posted by Wouter Hanegraaff <wouter@blub.net>.

by jsulak 15y ago

nollidge 15y ago

I prefer KeePass simply because it's got implementations on multiple OSs, as does Dropbox (to sync the password database file). So I've got it on my iMac, Android phone, Windows laptop, and Windows work PC.

mtogo 15y ago
If you have an iPhone or don't want to use keepassx, you can use an online password manager like Passpack or Lastpass. The downside is that you need to really trust the password manager, as they have all of your usernames and password.
shinratdr 15y ago
1Password supports all those devices as well.

zobzu 15y ago

I prefer using a digital key that's always going to beat the entropy of the memorable passwords

dredmorbius 15y ago

GPG-encrypted free-form file (though it's fairly structured), edited via vim and a well-known "auto-encrypt/decrypt GPG files" configuration: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Encryption http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Encryption (Actually, from that page, vim now has built-in blowfish encryption, which I'll have to look at -- yet another argument in favor of sharing tips on the 'TarTubes: you may learn something even when you're sharing your own knowledge).

dredmorbius 15y ago
Erm: the blowfish encryption was in reference to the old '-x' vi encryption option (using a now pretty insecure Unix 'crypt' function). A better "configure GPG edit mode" .vimrc is here: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Edit_gpg_encrypted_files http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Edit_gpg_encrypted_files I believe that's based on the one first posted by Wouter Hanegraaff <wouter@blub.net>.