On 10/23/2011 8:15 PM, tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org wrote: > Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Keeping track of multiple passwords (Jason Hsu) > 2. Re: Keeping track of multiple passwords (David Alanis) > 3. Re: Keeping track of multiple passwords (Mark Katerberg) > 4. Re: Keeping track of multiple passwords (Brian Lawrence) > 5. Re: occupymn needs talent (Mr. B-o-B) > 6. Re: occupymn needs talent (Andrew Berg) > 7. Re: occupymn needs talent (Mike Miller) > 8. Re: occupymn needs talent (Mr. B-o-B) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:00:47 -0500 > From: Jason Hsu<jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [tclug-list] Keeping track of multiple passwords > Message-ID:<20111023120047.10135323b460f218ca39a13b at jasonhsu.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > I understand that the no-no tactics in handling passwords are using passwords that are easy to guess, using the same password for everything, and writing down passwords. > > What's your favorite way to SECURELY handle having multiple passwords for all of the various accounts you have? Instead of using a small number of passwords, I really need to have one unique password for each login and use a program that stores and encrypts each one. What's your favorite program for implementing this? > Use short phrases with spaces between the words. Example: for Google, perhaps, "search is great". Most sites allow spaces as a part of the password. Check the technique on password rating sites (for example howsecureismypassword.net/ ) and you will see password crackers will have to spend years trying to break it. Larry