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What is the best way to deal with so many accounts these days?
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Do you have the iOS app installed? You could just open the app and reveal the passwords so you can type it in.
That would drive me crazy to type out manually. I'd rather go with an option that I can actually remember and can easily type out. Anyway, if your password isn't on a list of the top 100 passwords how likely is it to get guessed, most identity theft will occur from someone conning you into giving them your password.
Lastpass for remembering the passwords.
Your another question:
Use ONE non-identified email for all other emails beside your private. If your private email is name.lastname@something.com than open one email like 73848625184@gmail.com
One good thing to have one email for everything else is that you will always have access to all of your credentials at one place. And keep that email very secure. Gmail has very good spam and filters and you can use it very cleverly.
Third, you cannot change all of your passwords with one click since passwords can be changed only on the server's side.
Your another question:
Use ONE non-identified email for all other emails beside your private. If your private email is name.lastname@something.com than open one email like 73848625184@gmail.com
One good thing to have one email for everything else is that you will always have access to all of your credentials at one place. And keep that email very secure. Gmail has very good spam and filters and you can use it very cleverly.
Third, you cannot change all of your passwords with one click since passwords can be changed only on the server's side.
A bad idea. Bad - if you trust the Office password protection. And yes, it is crackable.
Also, where is stored your decrypted file? Is it in the safe memory or?
The safest way is to use encrypted file by symmetric or asymmetric cipher, open source.
I use a plain text document with PGP encrypted information.
There is no way that you can remember every username and password combination that you need to have in today's world. So any scheme you are using is necessarily compromised because you are going to be using the same combinations of username and passwords across multiple sites - which is the biggest source of security leaks. One site's database is compromised and now they have a username and password that is good for a variety of sites.
Further, how much time do you spend trying various different combinations of usernames and passwords before you get the right one on those occasions you are logging in to someone else's computer? Typing a 10 character password from your safe on your phone (opened via touchid) takes all of a few seconds.
Simple answer: A text document that keeps an alphabetical record of all my sign-ins, serial and account numbers, along with the urls to quickly access the appropriate site. Mine is divided into categories. I use Pages 09 because of its bookmark feature to quickly navigate to the desired section of this rather long document. On the Mac, I use a sparse disk image, encrypted with a password to hold it.
Another vote for 1Password. I've used it for many years and I can't imagine not using it at this point. It keeps track of how old my passwords are and when they were last updated so I can change them frequently, it lets me generate unique and complex passwords on a per-site basis so no passwords are the same, it has browser integration with Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and I even think IE so you just press two keys on the keyboard and it auto fills the username/password for the site you're at. This shortcut also prevents phishing attempts as it'll only fill your information if the URL matches. It also has iOS AND WatchOS support so you can use it on iPhone/iPad/iPod and Apple Watch. Best app out there, definitely worth the money.
I use Safari to generate passwords and then if I need one I just go look at keychain. Lucky me I have iPhones and Macs so its fairly easy to just go pull up the passwords if needed. I use a unique password for every site with Safari. I have never done that before but its nice if a site gets hacked I only have to change that one password vs using the same password for every site which you shouldn't do. But yeah Safari does a good job and I don't need any extra software. Also if I need a password I can pull it up on my iPhone which requires touch ID.
I would not do in that way. Where is your document stored when opened? Memory? Hard disk?
Use KeepasX instead with AES encryption.
I'm open to your suggestion. My understanding is that a password protected sparse image is encrypted. It's stored on my hard drive and the document is accessible when I open it. Why would KeepasX be a better solution? Thanks.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201599
1Password.
Can't imagine life without it.
Well ... I can imagine it ... but it's a nightmare.
Can't imagine life without it.
Well ... I can imagine it ... but it's a nightmare.
1Password.
Can't imagine life without it.
Well ... I can imagine it ... but it's a nightmare.
I second this. I have more than 500 items in my database, from logins to credit cards to passports. Yes, you can store the same information in an encrypted document, but it's so much more convenient to have 1Password fill in the blanks on web sites and do all the other things it does. 1Password or an equivalent application is a must-have these days.
1Password Questions:
1. Purchase once for all your devices Mac/PC?
2. Encrypted passwords only held only on computer?
Quote: 1Password is not a service that you connect to or log in to. Instead it works entirely by keeping yourdata encrypted and stored on your devices. We have none of your data in any form. This has two big benefits.
As an extreme example lets say you only have one computer/device? What happens it dies on you, how is this info recovered?
3. Sync between all devices?
4. Actual passwords/serial numbers can be viewed in the app?
Thanks!
1. Purchase once for all your devices Mac/PC?
2. Encrypted passwords only held only on computer?
Quote: 1Password is not a service that you connect to or log in to. Instead it works entirely by keeping yourdata encrypted and stored on your devices. We have none of your data in any form. This has two big benefits.
As an extreme example lets say you only have one computer/device? What happens it dies on you, how is this info recovered?
3. Sync between all devices?
4. Actual passwords/serial numbers can be viewed in the app?
Thanks!
I use a spreadsheet, and abbreviate my passwords in a way that would be unintelligible to anyone other than me.
Its not pure and simple, if you use this on a single device and do not backup your data, its gone.
I assume the backup would fit on a thumb drive and maybe it is encrypted? Will it sync between devices? Thanks!