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On 2/4/2019, 8:10:57 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Tanstaafl wrote: |
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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. |
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What... Passwordmaker (the old one I still use and why I keep an old |
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Firefox 56 portable version around)? |
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> From what you wrote, you may want to at least check into LastPass. |
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I did a massive amount of research (including LastPass), and settled on |
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KeePassXC for a good reason. |
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> Still, I'm sure there is a tool that will suite your needs. |
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? Its like you didn't really read my email. I already said, I'm |
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migrating to KeePassXC. But my complaint is, nothing works like |
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Passwordmaker (again, it doesn't store passwords, can only use one |
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Master Password). |
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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. |
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No, I'm talking about the saved (or in Passwordmakers case, generated) |
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password, not the Master Password. |
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Doing this with the Master Password wouldn't make any sense. |
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