Thursday, February 20, 2020

What's The Secret Word?

I have accounts scattered all over the Internet, most of which require passwords. As the list of sites started to add up I was guilty of overusing (and even reusing) simple passwords. That changed when I recently decided to subscribe to a password manager.


The manager stores my login information for all the websites in a cloud-based vault that uses a master password, so I only have to remember one. I log in with the master, then the information for the specific website automatically fills in.  Became on my own I have trouble coming up with strong passwords, the manager also generates them for me if I ask it to…coming up with something like LgqQQB0TPtcYxGJkf5rf. Good thing I don't have to try to remember that string of characters!

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15 comments:

  1. ChristineFebruary 20, 2020 at 11:39 PM

    Don't know if I am ready for this yet.

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    1. Kathy GFebruary 21, 2020 at 9:06 AM

      That's what I thought, too. However, it's so freeing to not have to remember so much information.

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  2. KayFebruary 21, 2020 at 12:04 AM

    Oh gosh... I don’t know...
    I really hate coming up with passwords. I’m looking forward to the day they come up with another way to secure our information.

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    1. Kathy GFebruary 21, 2020 at 9:06 AM

      I'm sure they will think of something...then the bad guys will come up with a way to mess everything up and the cycle will continue.

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  3. Victor S E MoubarakFebruary 21, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    I find the easiest way is to have one password for all uses; then I tell my friends it's 17well21; so they can remind me if I ever forget it.

    God bless.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2020 at 7:14 AM

    I love that Chrome will save some of mine, and that my phone unlocks some with my thumbprint, but still, I get locked out of sites! I'd rather struggle to get back in than to have it easy for others to. Look at you, being all cutting-edge Kathy ...

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    1. Kathy GFebruary 22, 2020 at 8:48 AM

      Some people that know what they're talking about said that a third-party password manager provides more security than what any of the browsers can.

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  5. dellgirlFebruary 24, 2020 at 10:48 PM

    This is very interesting. Thanks for sharing it. I'm not ready for this though.

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    1. Kathy GFebruary 25, 2020 at 7:54 AM

      When you ARE ready the technology will be there waiting for you :-)

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  6. StrayerFebruary 25, 2020 at 8:43 AM

    I should probably do something like that.

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  7. Karen BakingInATornadoFebruary 25, 2020 at 4:51 PM

    That's a great idea. I have a file with all of my passwords, which usually works well unless my husband tries to go onto a site, doesn't know the password so ends up changing so he can get in, never tells me and then I can't get in {{sigh}}.

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    1. Kathy GFebruary 25, 2020 at 7:20 PM

      Tony and I could share the online password file, but he's chosen not to. The other day he tried to use the password he had on his spreadsheet, which had been changed. Fortunately, he just asked me what it was.

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  8. AkashaFebruary 29, 2020 at 2:05 PM

    I need this.

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