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> Don't login to anything from other people's computers (net cafe, shared computer in a hotel, etc) Even over SSL connections?

herge 13y ago
It's not the connection, it's the browser, the keylogger on the os, the screencapture software they might have installed, etc.
sehrope 13y ago
Yes even over SSL connections. You don't know if the other person's computer itself is compromised (e.g. key logger). Rather then instruct a not-so-tech-savvy person to make the decision of whether computer X is trustworthy the defacto default is "No it's not, don't use it". In practice this doesn't really limit folks too much as how often do you really need to login from somebody else's computer? Can it seriously not wait till later?
- flanbiscuit 13y ago
  my bank tracks my IP and notices when I'm logging in from somewhere new and asks me security questions or sends my phone a code like Google's dounle-auth (which I use). And then it asks me if I want to remember the computer I'm on. I've been interested in a password manager but haven't tried them. Do my passwords get stored "in the cloud" or is it a local desktop/mobile app? If it's a local desktop app, can I copy my password DB to another computer I trust like say my work computer? been meaning to start creating new emails for different accounts. I might start doing that and just have google aggregate them into one inbox
  - ramchip 13y ago
    I use Keepass, it's a local DB but I store a copy on dropbox for safety and convenience. You may not want to do that if you're really paranoid.
  - 6d0debc071 13y ago
    > I've been interested in a password manager but haven't tried them. Do my passwords get stored "in the cloud" or is it a local desktop/mobile app? If it's a local desktop app, can I copy my password DB to another computer I trust like say my work computer? It depends what you use. LastPass will stick them in the cloud if that's what you want.
unethical_ban 13y ago
Not talking your own laptop at Starbucks. Don't use a rented machine.

herge 13y ago

It's not the connection, it's the browser, the keylogger on the os, the screencapture software they might have installed, etc.

sehrope 13y ago

Yes even over SSL connections. You don't know if the other person's computer itself is compromised (e.g. key logger). Rather then instruct a not-so-tech-savvy person to make the decision of whether computer X is trustworthy the defacto default is "No it's not, don't use it". In practice this doesn't really limit folks too much as how often do you really need to login from somebody else's computer? Can it seriously not wait till later?

flanbiscuit 13y ago
my bank tracks my IP and notices when I'm logging in from somewhere new and asks me security questions or sends my phone a code like Google's dounle-auth (which I use). And then it asks me if I want to remember the computer I'm on. I've been interested in a password manager but haven't tried them. Do my passwords get stored "in the cloud" or is it a local desktop/mobile app? If it's a local desktop app, can I copy my password DB to another computer I trust like say my work computer? been meaning to start creating new emails for different accounts. I might start doing that and just have google aggregate them into one inbox
- ramchip 13y ago
  I use Keepass, it's a local DB but I store a copy on dropbox for safety and convenience. You may not want to do that if you're really paranoid.
- 6d0debc071 13y ago
  > I've been interested in a password manager but haven't tried them. Do my passwords get stored "in the cloud" or is it a local desktop/mobile app? If it's a local desktop app, can I copy my password DB to another computer I trust like say my work computer? It depends what you use. LastPass will stick them in the cloud if that's what you want.

unethical_ban 13y ago

Not talking your own laptop at Starbucks. Don't use a rented machine.