With Yahoo's latest security breach forcing me to change an assload of passwords I was wondering if anyone used any of the password managers that are out there? Is it worth it to sign up?  What are the pros and cons?

I use a pad of paper and a pen. Incorruptible.

LOL thats probably the best way but its becoming harder and harder to remember every damn password.

I have an app on my phone, but do not use it.  I should just use and password protected file and store it on my Dropbox with all the passwords I use.

I use the password manager that's on my FireFox browser.

At one time I set my password to be "incorrect". That way if I got the password wrong I would get a pop up message saying

your password is incorrect

impossible to not get it right after that.

16 minutes ago, ckf said:

I use the password manager that's on my FireFox browser.

Just downloaded it.  Looks better than the built in stuff with Chrome and IE.

12 minutes ago, 02sled said:

At one time I set my password to be "incorrect". That way if I got the password wrong I would get a pop up message saying

your password is incorrect

impossible to not get it right after that.

You worked far to long in the data center.

11 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Just downloaded it.  Looks better than the built in stuff with Chrome and IE.

You worked far to long in the data center.

I had far too many passwords... at one time I had 123 different passwords for different systems with different requirements.... the worst was network administration with a minimum 16 characters, 2 or more upper case and 2 or more numbers and the numbers couldn't be consecutive.

23 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Just downloaded it.  Looks better than the built in stuff with Chrome and IE.

It works great for me. Very easy to lookup when I forget my password for a website.

22 minutes ago, 02sled said:

I had far too many passwords... at one time I had 123 different passwords for different systems with different requirements.... the worst was network administration with a minimum 16 characters, 2 or more upper case and 2 or more numbers and the numbers couldn't be consecutive.

 

What I really hate are some sites, not even financial or personal that won't let you use your last 15 passwords or so.  In other words, you tell me what password I should use cause I ran out of my list.

6 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

 

What I really hate are some sites, not even financial or personal that won't let you use your last 15 passwords or so.  In other words, you tell me what password I should use cause I ran out of my list.

I used to have one system that you had to change it monthly. But you could get away with a minor change. I used Baxter1 in January, then changed it to Baxter2 in February and son on until I hit December with Baxter12 then I was able to start the cycle again.

It's sometimes crazy how some of the most unimportant systems have requirements to change passwords on a regular basis then you have perhaps something like a bank that lets you keep the same one for years.

Edited September 30, 20168 yr by 02sled

3 minutes ago, 02sled said:

I used to have one system that you had to change it monthly. But you could get away with a minor change. I used Baxter1 in January, then changed it to Baxter2 in February and son on until I hit December with Baxter12 then I was able to start the cycle again.

It's sometimes crazy how some of the most unimportant systems have requirements to change passwords on a regular basis then you have perhaps something like a bank that lets you keep the same one for years.

 

 

We have the readout device with our banking that you must enter the code it displays along with a password.  First time I saw that was at a customer site where everyone needed to do that to log into their computer.  What a pain. 

22 minutes ago, ckf said:

It works great for me. Very easy to lookup when I forget my password for a website.

I'm liking it so far.

18 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

I have an app on my phone, but do not use it.  I should just use and password protected file and store it on my Dropbox with all the passwords I use.

Which could easily be hacked  

16 minutes ago, Momorider said:

Which could easily be hacked  

Just about anything can be hacked if the hacker has the time and knowledge to do so.

Just now, ckf said:

Just about anything can be hacked if the hacker has the time and knowledge to do so.

Analers pad of paper and pen can't be hacked  

Just now, Momorider said:

Analers pad of paper and pen can't be hacked  

Are you sure about that? I could fly my drone just outside his window and take some pics of his password list

2 minutes ago, Momorider said:

Analers pad of paper and pen can't be hacked  

It would get lost easy.

2 minutes ago, ckf said:

Are you sure about that? I could fly my drone just outside his window and take some pics of his password list

No windows  

10 minutes ago, ckf said:

Just about anything can be hacked if the hacker has the time and knowledge to do so.

For sure but most financial will ask for real-time verification by text or email before transfers etc although there would be trace regardless.