Remembering Passwords - Comments

Or, on the other hand one can use a USB "Memory Stick" or "Thumb Drive" as they're also known and keep them there. I have upwards of 30 different IDs and passwords between my Red Cross, my CAP, my government, and my EMS "accounts", as well as several yahoo, AOL, and other accounts. I gave up trying to remember them all and just carry a thumb drive on a "necklace" almost whereever I go. I keep and travel with a back up of course.

EDITOR'S NOTE: As long as you never lose that thumb drive... how about putting Roboform2GO on that drive, so it can encrypt those passwords?

Randy Cassingham (of This Is True fame) recommended RoboForm in his newsletter some time back, and I tried the free version. I *love* it! I have so many logins and passwords that I bought the premium version, and it was well worth the $30 it cost. Of course, I do keep a backup!

RoboForm also give me a Notes field where I can store the answers to those security questions I can't ever remember. I particularly appreciate that I don't even have to type the web address of the site I'm going to, just choose it from my list of logins. RoboForm takes me to the site, fills in my login info, and presses the submit buttun for me (I feel so pampered!).

A Password Manager that I have been using for a long time is KeePass. It has good encryption of the password database, is easy to setup and use, and can manage a huge number of passwords. It's also Free (always a good thing).

I particularly like Password Generator at http://angel.net/~nic/passwd.html This way I only have to remember one password and it will create strong passwords for all of my other passworded sites. Technically it has the double security of "if you guess my master password, can you also guess the name that I use for the site name". I might use the url of a particular site but then again I might not.

I use Splash ID and it syncs with my Treo. I offer this suggestion because none of the ones in the article are Mac compatible. Splash ID is OSX compatiple.

I've used Password Corral by Cygnus software for many years. Simple to use, easy to transfer to other pc's securely and ...free..!

IF you decide to use your USB drive to carry around *anything* important, please at least go to the link below and download and install this little program to help your USB drive find it's way home again... Very clever and easy to use; you can also customize it without much trouble. Like Mr. Godbey above, I too have had good success with KeePass - and it resides happily on my USB drive! Thanks for another great article! :)

http://www.dailycupoftech.com/have-your-lost-usb-drive-ask-for-help/

I've used Acerose Password Vault for ages and keep a copy of its database on a mem stick. It generates passwords and holds usernames, URL's, notes, and auto login info if you want it. Its encryption method means it is almost impossible to crack so I store all my bank account and card info in it too. Easy peasy and I have no idea what my passwords are.

I've used RoboForm Pro for quite a few years now and LOVE it (obviously!) Now I've gotten RoboForm 2Go for my thumb drive and RoboForm Palm for my Treo! I've tried quite a few of the competing "password managers" and none of them do the job like RoboForm! Can't recommend it highly enough.

See "Whisper32" by Shaun Ivory at http://www.ivory.org/whisper.html

Not associated with Shaun Ivory except as a Happy Customer. 'Nuff Sed!!! :)