No, clipboard entry is no more secure than typing on the keyboard since it uses the same routines. Virtual keyboards such as you describe can help. Roboform has the option to use one for my master password, but it's usually just cumbersome enough that I don't bother with it. But I would if I was at a public hotspot.
Some people may be able to use paper, especially if they never log in from more than one computer. I run a few websites with Administrator privledges, so I can't be that lackadaisical. I have it set so our staff (myself included) has to change passwords every few months. And I always use strong passwords. I can't even remember my gmail password, and I routinely need that when logging in from my laptop from the road. On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Fred Holmes <[email protected]> wrote: > At 03:38 PM 2/20/2010, tjpa wrote: > >For anything financial or attached to a credit card I use better > >passwords and I keep this list on paper. It is a short list. > > > I've heard that, at least in the past, it's better to do a secure > copy/paste of a password than to type it in with the keyboard. Apparently > the clipboard is more secure. Keyloggers abound. > > Anybody have the real scoop on this. > > One of my banks requires the password to be entered on an on-screen graphic > of a keyboard, using the mouse to "press the keystroke." I guess they > figure that this is even more compromise-proof. > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
