[Robnlaura]

Norton password manager is fantastic to use it has face recognition and you have to authenticate every time it’s used on a browser.

[DrHitch]

The one vote for LastPass online password vault (yes, the paid version) includes:

1) two-factor authentication using your phone.
2) ability to add attachments; e.g., your driver's license, passport, etc
3) plug-ins for browsers, so it works seamlessly with web sites.

The master password is changed monthly even if it's changed from "bigboy1" to "bigboy2"....haha

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

I been tempted many times to use one of the password managers that are available.

My son works out of his house for a national bank, and keeps reminding me
they can and known to be hacked and recommends against them.

Your Thoughts

No I don’t trust any passwords stored in computer or cyberspace. All of my passwords include at least 12 numbers and letters. IMO if it’s on computer device or program it can be found.

[Notsocrates]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Have been wondering myself have a large stack of passwords on my desk and a pain to go thru them to find the one I need

Make a spreadsheet, copy pw and paste

[Two Bills]

My mate keeps his master password in his wife's panties.
I asked if it was safe, and his reply was, "As Fort Knox. No one has got inside them in years!"

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Notsocrates

Make a spreadsheet, copy pw and paste

And do NOT keep it stored in the cloud. Instead, store it on a USB thumb drive or SD card that you can use on all your devices, including desktop, tablet, laptop, cell phone. If you travel and think you'll need it, bring it with you. If not, leave it in your desktop.

Make a duplicate for your desktop for when you bring the other one with you. Keep the drive on your person at all times. If you're going to the pool at a hotel, put it in the hotel safe.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

No I don’t trust any passwords stored in computer or cyberspace. All of my passwords include at least 12 numbers and letters. IMO if it’s on computer device or program it can be found.

Yes, I always was told this years ago.

This is the number one reason I'm asking about any password managers
and how much you trust them.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

And do NOT keep it stored in the cloud. Instead, store it on a USB thumb drive or SD card that you can use on all your devices, including desktop, tablet, laptop, cell phone. If you travel and think you'll need it, bring it with you. If not, leave it in your desktop.

Make a duplicate for your desktop for when you bring the other one with you. Keep the drive on your person at all times. If you're going to the pool at a hotel, put it in the hotel safe.

Where exactly is that USB port on an iPad or iPhone? And, you trust the hotel safes?

No thank you, I'll go with a purpose-built commercial solution from a reputable vendor that features an encrypted file stored in the cloud.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

And do NOT keep it stored in the cloud. Instead, store it on a USB thumb drive or SD card that you can use on all your devices, including desktop, tablet, laptop, cell phone. If you travel and think you'll need it, bring it with you. If not, leave it in your desktop.

Make a duplicate for your desktop for when you bring the other one with you. Keep the drive on your person at all times. If you're going to the pool at a hotel, put it in the hotel safe.

That recommendation would be appropriate if the topic of this thread was "The worse possible way to store your passwords"

[Maker]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

For example: A 12-character password containing at least one upper case letter, one symbol and one number would take 34,000 years for a computer to crack.

Only if you avoid actual words. 12P@ssword34 takes less than 1 minute to crack.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

And do NOT keep it stored in the cloud. Instead, store it on a USB thumb drive or SD card that you can use on all your devices, including desktop, tablet, laptop, cell phone. If you travel and think you'll need it, bring it with you. If not, leave it in your desktop.

Make a duplicate for your desktop for when you bring the other one with you. Keep the drive on your person at all times. If you're going to the pool at a hotel, put it in the hotel safe.

I would just point out that, if you have a USB or SD card connected to a device that is connected to the Internet, a hacker can access the data on the plugged in card. The only advantage is that you can unplug the card when you don't need it. But, if you leave it plugged in, you may as well just store the data on your internal hard drive.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Maker

Only if you avoid actual words. 12P@ssword34 takes less than 1 minute to crack.

Using which tool?

It seems there is no good way to even guesstimate the amount of time required. According to various sites returned from google search, that password will take anywhere from 72 seconds to thousands of years to crack.

[Michael G.]

Let's face it boys and girls, the best way to keep your usernames and passwords is a trusted little book
protected with your life.

Use two-factor authentication, when possible, use a good virus protection, freeze your credit, and your good to go.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Maker

Only if you avoid actual words. 12P@ssword34 takes less than 1 minute to crack.

Just curious. How do you hack a password if you only get 3 attempts before you are locked out?

[JMintzer]

"You Should Probably Change your Password..."

This guy probably describes 90% of those in TV...

https://youtu.be/aHaBH4LqGsI