Some major websites--such as Facebook, Vox and others (but not Metafilter!)--have users enter username & password on an http page rather than an https page. Is this as secure as logging in via https:// and if so, why?
posted by mono blanco on Dec 1, 2009 - 11 answers

How do I use regular expressions to express "at least one of each of these, but not necessarily in this order"? [more inside]
posted by specialagentwebb on Nov 18, 2009 - 17 answers

How do I password protect a folder or partition in windows 7 and also not have its contents included in Windows index or Everything. [more inside]
posted by libbrichus on Oct 25, 2009 - 7 answers

The Blurst.com registration page tells me my (12-character) password is too long, while a string of 100 A's is OK. FFF is a fine password, but 777 is too long. What gives? (Somewhat long but delightfully pattern-y description follows) [more inside]
posted by Captain Cardanthian! on Oct 20, 2009 - 14 answers

After getting a new logicboard installed on my MacBook Pro this past week, why does GoogleUpdateInstaller constantly ask for my password every few minutes? I'm only using GMail notifier and it is making me insane. [more inside]
posted by banannafish on Oct 13, 2009 - 8 answers

How to recover/break MS Money password? [more inside]
posted by asuprenant on Oct 3, 2009 - 3 answers

NearImpossibleFilter: Help me track down the owner of an email adress. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 21, 2009 - 10 answers

Possible to edit contents and remove password from pdf? [more inside]
posted by Mr_Thirdworld on Aug 6, 2009 - 11 answers

Can anybody help me with my wireless router? [more inside]
posted by wild like kudzu on Jul 11, 2009 - 17 answers

Help me synchronise my passwords across Windows, Mac and iPhone. Preferably without having to re-enter all my existing passwords. [more inside]
posted by snarfois on Jun 14, 2009 - 6 answers

Hi this problem occurs on my wife's PC where her Outlook 2007 (Gmail) & Live Messenger (Version 2009) password settings occasionally get 'reset'. It happens maybe once a month. How do I prevent this from happening? [more inside]
posted by thomasck on May 10, 2009 - 1 answer

I want to build a flashdrive based password safe that my whole family can use. I have a good start I think, but I'd like some ideas for making it actually work. [more inside]
posted by y6y6y6 on Apr 6, 2009 - 9 answers

What do you do with your passwords? [more inside]
posted by snowjoe on Mar 3, 2009 - 48 answers

When I was 12, I did a good number of product reviews on Amazon. 10 years later, I'm embarrassed that someone might find my glowing reviews of (ugh) Eminem and Smash Mouth. I want to delete that Amazon profile (and subsequently all of the reviews), but I don't have the e-mail or password for that account--I wrote those back in the 28.8kbps dial-up days. NO RECOLLECTION WHATSOEVER. What can I do to get that account deleted? [more inside]
posted by AlbatrossJones on Jan 25, 2009 - 20 answers

Has my gmail account really been compromised? [more inside]
posted by roofus on Jan 11, 2009 - 13 answers

Best practices for self-service password reset solutions? [more inside]
posted by bda1972 on Dec 26, 2008 - 4 answers

Need a webapp to allow my users to change their own LDAP passwords. [more inside]
posted by tarheelcoxn on Dec 17, 2008 - 3 answers

I need a utility or small program to demonstrate password cracking. [more inside]
posted by bent back tulips on Dec 3, 2008 - 15 answers

Online Security Filter: Welcome email contained plain text password. Specific examples of why this is bad needed. [more inside]
posted by TauLepton on Nov 23, 2008 - 19 answers

Best iPhone password manager -- needs to sync with Windows (without storing on internet) -- How do I do this? [more inside]
posted by chefscotticus on Nov 13, 2008 - 6 answers

My router password changed itself! I'm using the DD-WRT firmware on WRT54G v7 Linksys router, what can I do? [more inside]
posted by rintako on Oct 29, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I keep PointSec from switching my screen saver preference? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 22, 2008 - 4 answers

My MacBook (2 years old) logs me out as soon as I log in. Exasperated details inside . . . [more inside]
posted by TomSophieIvy on Sep 28, 2008 - 4 answers

How does my online banking fob work? Does it get numbers over-the-air or does it generate the according to some math I don't understand? Background: to access my bank account on the web, I need to use the little electronic fob CitiBank sent me when I registered for online banking. The device generates a six-digit number every minute or so. But where does that number come from? Is the fob generating or receiving it?
posted by subpixel on Sep 24, 2008 - 14 answers

Anyone know of a small device with an LCD for securely storing passwords? [more inside]
posted by paulyballs on Aug 29, 2008 - 14 answers

How do I transparently share files from a Windows Server 2008 box to several XP computers? I want it to stop asking for a username and password when people try to access files. Also, can anyone point me in the right direction to solving this weird network issue I've been having? [more inside]
posted by Magnakai on Aug 9, 2008 - 6 answers

how do i get firefox to ask me *again* to remember my password? [more inside]
posted by msconduct on Aug 9, 2008 - 6 answers

How weak is it smart to allow my GPG key passphrase to get? [more inside]
posted by ChasFile on Aug 8, 2008 - 8 answers

What is the best way to set up multiple user accounts on my computer to: minimize security risk, allow me to keep some files/passwords private, but still let others use my computer for basic tasks? [more inside]
posted by vegetableagony on Aug 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Whenever I require a password on my wireless network it slows to a crawl. [more inside]
posted by ssmith on Jul 15, 2008 - 12 answers

Would I need an anti-keylogger for Vista? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Jul 5, 2008 - 10 answers

What am I doing to my links pointing to images in a private directory that prevents me from seeing the pics in Dreamweaver CS3 Design mode? [more inside]
posted by bonobo on Jun 22, 2008 - 3 answers

My Windows XP randomly asks for a password for the User Accounts when there is no password, but will accept a blank password field. How do I fix this? [more inside]
posted by Deflagro on Jun 22, 2008 - 4 answers

Dell Inspiron 5100 BIOS password reset? [more inside]
posted by doomtop on Jun 18, 2008 - 9 answers

So, I lost my USB stick. No big deal - except it has my password database on it. [more inside]
posted by TooManyGadgets on Jun 16, 2008 - 13 answers

I have noticed that there seems to be a split between some banks/financial institutions who maintain complex security around their on-line account access and others who seem to have actively migrated towards a much simpler approach. Is there any evidence that the "simple" approach is either more or less secure than the "complex" one? [more inside]
posted by rongorongo on Jun 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Say I have an employee who was using a company computer. They departed under bad terms. I suspect that they took proprietary and valuable company documents with them when they left by sending them to themselves or someone else using a webmail service. If I can recover their webmail password from the company computer they were assigned, is it legal for me to log in and check to see if they did this? Why or why not? [more inside]
posted by procrastination on May 19, 2008 - 25 answers

In Vista, how do I turn off the user login/passwords every time the computer goes to screensaver? [more inside]
posted by YoungAmerican on May 10, 2008 - 4 answers

What is a good multiuser password database? [more inside]
posted by tracert on May 8, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm going to be doing some pretty extensive travelling next year, and I want to keep my family and friends up to date on my experiences. However, I want to do this in a way that doesn't inform general randoms about my movements... in other words, do password-protected blogs exist? [more inside]
posted by Planet F on Apr 28, 2008 - 21 answers

Is there an easy way for a non we-savvy person to create a password-protected url on which to demo a website before taking it "live?" [more inside]
posted by Ignatius J. Reilly on Mar 23, 2008 - 9 answers

I received a registration e-mail for online credit card services that I did not submit. [more inside]
posted by nekton on Feb 4, 2008 - 18 answers

my work threw out an old g4 imac (the dome with the flat-panel type) and i took it home (with their permission). unfortunately, when i boot it up, the only option it gives me is to sign in under the admin, and i don't know that password. our IT guy wasn't too much help. [more inside]
posted by kerning on Jan 26, 2008 - 4 answers

Please help my friend limit his daughter's access to the internet at night. [more inside]
posted by Turtles all the way down on Jan 16, 2008 - 26 answers

My hotmail acct has been hacked/cracked and is being used to spam people including a few MeFites. I'm pissed and concerned. Please hope me! [more inside]
posted by snsranch on Dec 31, 2007 - 14 answers

I cannot connect to one specific website. [more inside]
posted by aclevername on Dec 19, 2007 - 5 answers

Google Desktop Search won't Login to Gmail when I give it the correct account details. The same credentials work in Gmail and across the Google system, but not in GDS. What is going on? [more inside]
posted by Popcorn on Nov 15, 2007 - 1 answer

I want to encrypt a CD with a very simple password. [more inside]
posted by ndicecco on Oct 23, 2007 - 11 answers

I did something dumb, have I screwed up my USB key / flash drive?? [more inside]
posted by katala on Oct 20, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I get a saved password out of Firefox on an old hard drive, connected to the computer via USB? [more inside]
posted by jesirose on Sep 14, 2007 - 5 answers