I have a third party password manager app that I love. That app syncs to an online cloud service, so I can access all my passwords from all my devices (as well as from a web browser if necessary). In practical terms, how much worse is my risk of having info compromised by using a single password for both my password vault and the online storage service?
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posted by philosophygeek
on Mar 23, 2013 -
9 answers
What is the best (non-keyboard based) way to evolve my amalgamation of browser installs, saved passwords, bookmarks, and maybe settings/extensions into a cohesive, probably exclusively Chrome-based, install?
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posted by RolandOfEld
on Feb 3, 2013 -
10 answers
With email and website passwords, are successful "brute force" attacks still common, where an automated bot tries thousands and thousands of passwords on the same user account until one works?
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posted by pete_22
on Jan 9, 2013 -
17 answers
Please help me find the password management solution I'm hoping exists: the ability to automatically, dynamically sync a specific folder of passwords between accounts w/o involving Dropbox.
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posted by pavane
on Mar 20, 2012 -
1 answer
How do I make my passwords available to loved ones if I die suddenly, but keep them secure while I'm alive?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 22, 2012 -
25 answers
Can you help me understand how to approach a couple issues of server security. (1) I want to run things in 'silos', so that if someone from the web has hacked and has code level access to example.com/blog they can't query the db of example.com/app (2) If they do get access to a user database, how do I make it harder for them to figure out passwords (beyond just storing them as md5)?
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posted by the mad poster!
on Nov 16, 2011 -
13 answers
If I wanted banks or companies like LastPass to hire me to be on their security team to make systems safer and to block out hackers, what websites/books/resources should I dive into to go from n00b to pr0 ??
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posted by querty
on Aug 29, 2011 -
7 answers
Is Randall Munroe right about passwords in today's
xkcd? Are very long (all lower case) plain text passwords more secure than short ones using a mix of numerals and upper/lower case text?
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posted by Ahab
on Aug 10, 2011 -
95 answers
I want to access my personal diary from anywhere - and keep it as secure as possible at the same time. Here's my idea on how to do this...what do you think?
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posted by jspierre
on Jul 1, 2011 -
19 answers
Can you give me an example of what this ridiculously-hard-to-decrypt code might have been?
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posted by baronessa
on Apr 13, 2011 -
34 answers
Some websites I use log me in automatically (Facebook) with full access to the site. Some automatically log me on, but require PW confirmation if I want to do something that may potentially compromise my security (LinkedIn, Amazon). Some websites demand a login each time I access the page (banking/trading sites; some of which save my login ID, none of which save my PW).I know precious little about this stuff. Cookies, is it?
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posted by holterbarbour
on Mar 30, 2011 -
5 answers
I have severe 1Password/Lastpass confusion. Does one supercede the other or are they meant to be used concurrently, in an ideal situation? I'm confused whether they perform the same function or not.
Please help me organize my stuff!
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posted by damiano99
on Feb 10, 2011 -
10 answers
Having a minor freak out about identity theft, and looking for advice on making sure all my online information is as secure as possible.
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posted by goshling
on Jan 5, 2011 -
16 answers
Up to now, I have used Apple's Keychain program to manage my passwords. I recently got an iPad, and now I have lots of login passwords that I don't have memorized and can't access from my iPad browser. So, I'm looking for a password management setup that will do the following things (or as many as possible):
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posted by philosophygeek
on Jan 1, 2011 -
16 answers
Tell me about the early days of using passwords to verify information on computers or over the telephone:
1. When we're people first expected to do so?
2. Did it seem weird to you at the time?
3. Was there anything analogous to the password concept at the time?
4. (Most important to me) How was the concept introduced to the public?
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posted by 2bucksplus
on Jul 26, 2010 -
10 answers
How can I automatically transfer my Blackberry Password Manager contents to my Windows laptop or iPhone 3Gs
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posted by thankyoumuchly
on May 7, 2010 -
3 answers
LastPass, the password storage service, says that all encryption occurs on my computer, so that the only way to see the passwords is with my encryption key. Is there a way for someone to prove this, or do we have to take them at their word? If it's the latter, does the incentive for LastPass to tell the truth outweigh the incentive for the alternative?
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posted by Busoni
on Apr 6, 2010 -
12 answers
Found out recently that an online friend had passed away 6 or 7 months ago. His real life relationships did not crossover w/ his online ones. What would be a good system to put in place in case I face a situation like this?
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posted by beautifulcheese
on Mar 8, 2010 -
11 answers
2 mac questions.
1. in a new location, I pick up a neighbor's signal...it may be free, but am I at any kind of vulnerability? Can I protect myself?
2. I have an old snowball. But do not remember the password or name.
Any ideas?
posted by ebesan
on Jan 24, 2010 -
11 answers
I errantly deleted all of my saved usernames and passwords from Firefox. Is there any way to get them back?
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posted by sockpup
on Nov 17, 2009 -
4 answers
Best practices for storing OracleDB/mysql/ldap/smtp/etc... system passwords for enterprise application integration use?
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posted by bottlebrushtree
on Oct 8, 2009 -
9 answers
Help me synchronise my passwords across Windows, Mac and iPhone. Preferably without having to re-enter all my existing passwords.
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posted by snarfois
on Jun 14, 2009 -
6 answers
What's the best way, once I tell a client I'm done with her, to protect myself from claims of unauthorized access or sabotage on the systems I configured for her?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 18, 2009 -
7 answers
I have a shiny new 4 GB USB drive, and I want to secure the information on it (bank info, passwords, etc). What's the best (free) way to do this?
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posted by Irontom
on Jan 8, 2009 -
10 answers
Why do an increasing number of e-commerce sites force me to set up an account, including an e-mail address and a password, as part of the checkout process.
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posted by alms
on Dec 27, 2008 -
20 answers
Is anyone aware of a password manager that will perform the following functions?
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posted by tcv
on Mar 15, 2008 -
8 answers
Any advice for a tri-platform, multi-computer, maybe not hashed, password manager for a large volume of ftp/ssh/ and misc logins?
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posted by shownomercy
on Jan 3, 2008 -
18 answers
I'm looking for an application for my mobile phone that will look after passwords and short text files.
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posted by chairish
on Aug 3, 2007 -
4 answers
I'm looking to arrange a particular password setup with several unpaid staffers in my office.
Here's the arrangement: 5-10 folks each day access one or more of ten online accounts that we communally use. I want to ut able to easily distribute the passwords and have the users be able to employ them without ever being able to see what it is.
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posted by ud-gb
on Jul 9, 2007 -
11 answers
I typically use Safari, and have my preferences set to store all of my passwords and user names in my Keychain.app. However when it starts acting up and giving me the spinning beach ball, I use Camino (v. 1.0.3.) When I try to log in to a website, it asks me for my user name and password - do I really have to fill in ALL those passwords and user names all over again? In other words, is there any way I can get Camino to access the passwords I saved using Safari?
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posted by invisible ink
on Sep 19, 2006 -
6 answers
I cannot remember my windows XP Pro password. I am an administrator. Need to install software and change to a dynamic ip address.
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posted by JohnnyGunn
on Jun 21, 2006 -
9 answers
