On Tuesday 21 Jul 2015 02:40:54 Dale wrote: > Rich Freeman wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 8:20 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This wouldn't help with some of the things you lost but it will with > >> your passwords at least. For passwords, this will help and you can use > >> it somewhere else as well since it is portable, sort of. > >> > >> https://lastpass.com/ > > > > ++ > > > > I was chatting with somebody in my LUG about it and I described it as > > the most secure password solution people are likely to actually use. > > You can do better, but most don't. I now have separate > > random-generated passwords for virtually every service I use now, and > > when one gets compromised I just log in and change it to a new > > random-generated password. I periodically backup the list in a csv > > file to someplace safe. > > I use the random generator too. Some older sites, forums or something > that isn't really sensitive, may still have my old passwords but sites > like banking and such each have their own random generated one. I also > try to generate the longest and most complex password the site will > allow. Some sites don't allow the characters above the number keys. > > Another thing, I was at my brothers once and needed to login to a site. > I installed lastpass, typed in my email and master password and I could > go anywhere I wanted just as if I was sitting at my own puter. If it > wasn't for lastpass, I would have had to come home and do what needed > doing. > > So far, this is the best solution I have found and I only use the free > part. ;-) > > Dale > > :-) :-)
A better, as in more secure, solution should involve local encryption and IMHO local air-gapped storage. A USB key will do nicely and you can have a second USB key stored in your brother's premises, for disaster recovery scenarios. This is because cloud storage: a) creates a honey pot which attracts attacks[1] and b) most of cloud storage is in the US. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LastPass#Security_issues -- Regards, Mick
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