Make a Password Protected Notepad?

[adk]

I've been writing some bank account numbers (can't access them without a password) and Frequent flyer numbers and various other numbers on my stickies on dashboard, and it's too insecure for me. Is there a way to make a quickly accessible document like my stickies but have it password protected?

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Couldn't find any freeware with a quick search, but a few shareware ones turned up: http://osx.hyperjeff.net/Apps/apps.php?f=notes password&sub=100

 

[yellow]

If you have Word, you can password protect Word docs.

You can make a password protected disk image and drop all sorts of text files (or whatever) into it.

I use Password Plus to store a lot of info.

 

[cbetta]

Yoyimbo

You could try Yoyimbo. It is a multi purpose holder for "that data that you don't know where else to put". You can protect (encrypt) serials in it, and you can ofcourse do the same with your bank accounts.

 

[adk]

If you have Word, you can password protect Word docs.

You can make a password protected disk image and drop all sorts of text files (or whatever) into it.

I use Password Plus to store a lot of info.

I thought I added password protection to my disk image, but it's not asking for my password when I try to access it. How do I make it do that?

 

[yellow]

You can't after the fact... you have to create a new one.

However, it's likely that you DID request it, but when you create your password you didn't uncheck the "store in keychain" box (which is on by default (which seems counter-intuitive)).

Check your keychain access.app and see if your password protected disk image is listed in there.

 

[Revlimit Punk]

What about using just the keychain utility to store your bank numbers and passwords? It's free, it does a good job at keeping them safe and you can move all your passwords on another mac whenever you want just by moving the keychain file that contains them.

 

[j26]

If you save a document in .sxw format in NeoOffice you can password protect it.

 

[discoforce]

What about using just the keychain utility to store your bank numbers and passwords? It's free, it does a good job at keeping them safe and you can move all your passwords on another mac whenever you want just by moving the keychain file that contains them.

I second this idea. I just discovered the secure notes feature in Keychain Access - brilliant!