Password Safes

[MrsGoof]

I think I need a way of keeping track off all my passwords
I've had a google for PASSWORD SAFE and come back with quite a few options including a couple of SOURCEForge options.

Does anyone use such a thing?
ANy to avoid / reccomend

TIA

MG

[gingerjedi]

I've always been wary of these, I'd be worried that if the 'safe' was cracked they'd end up with all my passwords rather than just one.

I have a few accounts that I only access maybe once or twice a year so I keep a notepad with a question on it that will reveal a password, I can't see how anyone could possibly crack that without breaking into my house and interrogating me!

[KathyWoolfe]

I think I need a way of keeping track off all my passwords
I've had a google for PASSWORD SAFE and come back with quite a few options including a couple of SOURCEForge options.

Does anyone use such a thing?
ANy to avoid / reccomend

TIA

MG

I use RoboForm

http://www.roboform.com/

Good all-round password safe, generator and form-filler. Can also be portable with a pocket flash drive.

[xoggoth]

I just use excel with sheet protection and a bit of vba. As it know this can be cracked I do not put actual uids/passwords for important stuff like bank etc. just very cryptic clues as reminders.

[Spoiler]

I use keepass & keep pretty much everything in there. I have no idea if it can be hacked or not.

Likewise I don't know if the truecrypt drive the safe is stored on is crackable either.

[darmstadt]

I have an eidetic memory which is also encrypted.

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[moorfield]

I use RoboForm

http://www.roboform.com/

Good all-round password safe, generator and form-filler. Can also be portable with a pocket flash drive.

I'll second that - RoboForm is by far the best one I've come across and as an added bonus I only need to keep everything on my (password protected!) pen drive so no need to duplicate password data around my home pc's. Worth the licence money.

[MirrorMe]

I've used a pocket PDA for years. Portable, password protected and the batteries last for months. The memory isn't lost when the batteries are removed and it can be backed up onto PC.

Sharp ZQ-770

I was surprised to find I was in good company.

[Addanc]

Try MyPasswordSafe. Versions available for both Linux and Windows. A several clones available claiming file compatibility.

[DimPrawn]

You could have the same password for everything as root and then put 3 or 4 letters of the company site on the end.

E.g. my root password is

Wibble123

So...

Abbey website

Wibble123Abbe

Subscription to Jugs Weekly

Wibble123Jugs

Online Pension with Standard Life

Wibble123Stan


Or some similar scheme. Any good?