I use a password-locked encrypted Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet - should be harder to crack?
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Saturday, 2 January 2016 05:57 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Google can be infuriating. I have a journal with all of my passwords Dave On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 2:48 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 9:16 AM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> They could have tried to guess my password, it wouldn't be >> impossible, as I believe a weak password you remember is better than >> a strong password that you have written down where it can be found. > > Bad assumption. The number of folks who have access to the Post-it > notes you stuck to the bottom of your keyboard at home is very > limited. But a server-farm of hacked PCs running 24x7 can crack easy > passwords in seconds, anywhere on the net. > > >> So now I've changed it to >> something that's not easily guessed. I just hope I don't forget it. > > If you easily forget passwords -- who doesn't? -- get one of those > apps like 1password that keep them safe for you. > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
