[ale] How do you store your passwords?

Scott Castaline hscast at charter.net
Fri Nov 9 11:24:48 EST 2007


James P. Kinney III wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 10:40 -0500, Scott Castaline wrote:
>   
>> Geoffrey wrote:
>>     
>>> John Wells wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Guys,
>>>>
>>>> I have too many machines, with too many passwords, to keep track of. I'm
>>>> looking for thoughts/best practices here. Do you maintain a notebook 
>>>> or use
>>>> a program (preferable, yet scary). If you use a program, is any 
>>>> particular
>>>> one considered to be best of breed compared to others?
>>>>         
>>> I actually keep them gpg encrypted on my treo.
>>>
>>> Other possibilities that come to mind...
>>>
>>> sticky note on my monitor?
>>>
>>> I don't have to remember them, they're all the same and it's letmein.
>>>
>>> tatooed backwards to my forehead.  That way I can read them in a 
>>> mirror.  Security by obscurity.  Just don't tailgate anyone, they 
>>> might read your passwords.  Problem is, I've got so many of them, 
>>> they're running down onto my eyelid and that makes it terribly hard to 
>>> get to..
>>>
>>>       
>> Actually if you used your belly, the older you get and the more pizza 
>> and beer you consume, the more room you have for new passwords.
>>     
>
> Works until they "roll over".
>
> eeww!
>
>
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