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On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 1:53 PM, lists <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 manage over 2000 passwords and such. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:41 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Managing your passwords was (RE:Password Policy - - how do you > handle this?) > > Take a look at Roboform Pro. You'll never look back. I use it for > managing > over 250 different passwords - all completely different, and using the > maximum complexity the site in question allows. For those passwords that > aren't for web sites (service accounts, application accounts, etc.) I just > use a Safenote and look them up when needed - all encrypted. I don't think > I > could function anymore without it. (And you can print your list of > passwords to keep in a safe somewhere too.) > > - Andy O. > ________________________________________ > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:33 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Managing your passwords was (RE:Password Policy - - how do you > handle this?) > > I thought I'd hijack this thread and ask how others manage the myriad > passwords they have. > > I did something crazy when I got to 10+ passwords, I started writing them > down. I have two lists, one is a list of sites, the other is a list of > passwords. The list of sites is stored in my network share, the passwords > are actually stored in a handwritten note in my wallet. Neither us useful > without the other, and in the event I'm mugged for my wallet, I have a > relatively convenient listing of all the myriad passwords I need to set > about changing. And to answer a question, no, my work account password > isnt' stored anywhere except in my head. I've also found I'm much less > likely to recycle a password accidentally using this method. > > I have no idea where I came up with this, I doubt I'm creative enough to > think of this on my own. > > -Jonathan > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Jeremy Anderson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Passowrd Policy is that password expires after 90 days, 10 passwords > > remembered, Min Password age 0. On the 89th day the user changes their > > password 11 times back to the expiring password. Changein the Min > password > > age to 1 would prevent that from happening. > That's it exactly. > > For some of our government interest systems, it's min age 7 days, 24 > passwords remembered. That's about half a year's worth of weekly > password cycling to reuse the same password. Also max age 90 days, 12 > character minimum, complexity checking enabled. There are several > such systems, and you're not supposed to use the same passwords across > multiple systems. Oy, passwords coming out my ears. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
