Occasionally, I have considered finding out how to set up an encrypted file to store all non-crucial passwords. Maybe even set up a few encrypted files to try to obscure it a little.
I've found that having a few different "security levels" seems to suit me well. I have a couple of low security passwords for things I generally consider "unconnected" to finance in any way, hopefully negating the desire to have them cracked, nor the need for hoopla, a fairly high security password for some of my more important email accounts, and then of course custom one offs for work/finance related matters. The nice thing at least at work is that you can go hit up IT if you forget, banks it becomes a little more of a pain in the ass. I've learned to look away when people type passwords from years of working in security minded companies, but an open file called passwords.encrypted.text is probably only as secure as IT's password, which if it controls all the others should be very random, and rotated often.....seems like you're back to the same thing. Ideally multi-factor authentication will soon solve this problem....but till then......passwords galore! Perhaps a simple password with bio-authentication is just what you need. -Tom -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
