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Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> On 2/4/2019, 12:47:35 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Thing is, with today's computing power, it really isn't anymore. |
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>> While no one could just guess it, it could be cracked/hacked I'm |
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>> sure. I need to come up with a new one that meets the requirements I |
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>> just mentioned. Strong, easy to remember, easy to type but won't |
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>> forget. I've read that using maiden names, years of birth or whole |
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>> dates of birth, actual names, pet's name, words in a dictionary and a |
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>> whole list of other things makes it easier, especially if you post a |
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>> lot on social media, for hackers to use against you. I'm trying to |
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>> avoid that sort of thing obviously and have a couple ideas but am |
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>> curious as to what method others use, without exposing to much |
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>> detail since this is public. |
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> I've been using a little Firefox Addon called Passwordmaker for many, |
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> many years, and despite all of its warts, I've been loathe to give it |
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> up, even though it will never be upgraded to work as a WebExtension. |
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> 2 things I loved about it - |
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> a) it doesn't save the password locally, only info about the |
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> site/account, and |
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> b) you can use an unlimited number of Master Passwords |
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> I'm looking at migrating to KeePassXC, and even though I really hate the |
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> idea of saving the actual password - Passwordmaker simply generates the |
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> password on the fly each time based on certain specified criteria (ie, |
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> the site URL, username, password length, etc for each account - one |
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> technique I adopted shortly after assisting in updating the |
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> Passwordmaker website eases my mind about it... |
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> This is a simple technique I strongly recommend that everyone employ, |
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> especially if you use a Password manager (like LastPass or KeePass)... |
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> It is uncrackable (well, as long as it isn't the CIA or NSA that wants |
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> to crack it and they are willing to kidnap/torture you to do so). |
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> You sit down and come up with a ... call it a 'password modification |
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> protocol' ... whereby, you always modify your generated/stored password |
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> in a specific way before pressing enter. |
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> For example, you delete characters 3, 5 and 7, then add 2 characters to |
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> the beginning and 2 to the end. |
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> It is very simple, and negates worrying about someone stealing your |
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> password vault. |
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I tried to find it just to see how it works but it isn't listed. From |
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what you wrote, you may want to at least check into LastPass. Link |
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below. It may do what you currently use and some. I only use the free |
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version and it does more than I need already. I think if I get a smart |
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phone, I'd have to pay a small monthly fee. Still, I'm sure there is a |
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tool that will suite your needs. There are a lot of them out there. |
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Typing password in the add-on search box produces a LOT of results. |
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Just find a good one and let it work for you. |
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https://www.lastpass.com/ |
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean password modification protocol. |
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It sounds like you change your master password each time you use it. If |
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I did that, I'd never know which one to use because that would confuse |
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me. I don't write passwords down, period. I went to the local nursing |
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home the other day, to drop off some puzzle books and a bunch of |
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bananas, and they have a coded entry thing on the door. I entered the |
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code a couple times and it didn't work. One of the nurses that was |
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coming on shift came up and entered the code. When she told me the |
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code, I realized I was using the code they had before the current one. |
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I shifted back in time a bit I guess. I may not have a flux capacitor |
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but I did it anyway. lol I admit, some of the new things they use, I |
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have no idea how they work since I've never used most of them. I've |
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read about a few of them but don't really get how they work. If I used |
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them, I'd get it. |
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What I hate most, when my bank changes something about their login |
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process and a little research shows it accomplishes nothing. My credit |
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card site has this picture and phrase thing. I found where it was |
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researched and it does little to actually help because most people don't |
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pay it any attention. My biggest cheat, I adblock stuff on the bank |
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website, like their great big logo thing. If I do go to a website and |
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that logo shows up, it didn't match my adblock setting. At that point, |
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that gets a little extra attention until I know for sure and for certain |
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I'm on the correct site. Also, LastPass will pick up its on the wrong |
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site to. It won't fill in the password info if it doesn't match up. |
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They've had the same logo on the site for years. |
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It's amazing what we have to do with our computers to keep ourselves |
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safe because of . . . computers. :/ I guess this is one reason I like |
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Linux. It at least tries to be secure. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |