Poll of the Day > do you guys use any kind of password organizer?

(+) Yeah! (+)

it seems kind of dangerous to have all of your passwords on an app, all in one place. but let me know your experience, ok?

---

I created a password puzzle so all my passwords come from it. I just need the numbers like 33-4 and I'll know what the password is. So all my passwords are in one place in a text document but they mean nothing without the puzzle and knowing what the numbers mean. Allows me to use very long passwords and relatively easily remember them.

---

I memorize all my passwords, I just can't always remember which sites they go to.

---

I use Samsung pass also quick fill with google, which pretty much most passwords use my fingerprint

---

I use KeePass. It stores all my passwords locally in an encrypted file. No cloud storage, no internet access required. You do have to be careful about maintaining backups, and syncing between desktop/laptop/tablet/phone is a minor annoyance, but it's not difficult to manage.

---

I used lastpass on my last job. It was good for sharing passwords with different team members without actually sharing them.

---

kind9 posted...

I memorize all my passwords, I just can't always remember which sites they go to.

Yeah this isn't really feasible unless you reuse passwords, which is a big nono

---

Clench281 posted...

which is a big nono

Meh, I'll take my chances on sites I don't consider important.

---

I have my passwords written on a note in my secure folder. But I mainly use Samsung Pass for everything

---

I have a file.

---

I use the same 2-3 passwords that are a word in a foreign language - then I make random letters into number equivalents and different capital letters.

It results in about 10+ passwords and sometimes is frustrating because I can't remember which capital letter I used. I've been looking for a new system, because I have about 20+ different passwords due to each site requiring special characters, # of characters, capital letters, etc.

I tried the correct battery staple horse method - but due to sites having bogus password requirements, it doesn't work well.

Yeah, it's called a functional memory.

DDirtyDastard posted...

Yeah, it's called a functional memory.

Lol yeah ok shenti

Nothing you do is functional, ok?


---

I use a notebook and a pen.

---

Aculo posted...

Lol yeah ok shenti

Nothing you do is functional, ok?

Lol.

---

The best part of using a password organizer is you don't need to bother with "correct horse battery staple" (which has 99 bits of entropy and is considered a strong password), you can use a stupid long stupid complicated password like "XqEFRG3vIpJt5 BHU3YEhc1T1OuI" (162 bits, and I didn't even use symbols).

Each extra bit of entropy doubles the amount of time required to crack the password. A password with 99 bits would take 20 million years to a guaranteed crack assuming a very high 1 quadrillion guesses per second, a speed currently only achievable by top end supercomputers. Going from 99 to 162 bits increases the computational time 2^63 times, or 185 septillion years, far beyond the reach of any quantum computer in the foreseeable future. Of course, no amount of bits will protect you against rubber hose cryptanalysis.

(Time required to crack a password in seconds = 2^number of bits of entropy / number of guesses per second)

---