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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Never heard of it. I use 1Password.


  • #3
    unnamed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭unnamed


    I haven't listened to it myself, but I believe that this show has a review of most password managers.

    http://twit.tv/show/security-now/347


  • #4
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,631 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Never heard of it. I use 1Password.

    /attempts to login to boards using '1Password' as the password


  • #5
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,033 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    Never understood why people need a password manager. I have loads of different accounts and have 4 passwords. It's not that hard to remember.


  • #6
    Sad Professor
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    Duffff-Man wrote: »
    Never understood why people need a password manager. I have loads of different accounts and have 4 passwords. It's not that hard to remember.

    That's great until one of your accounts gets hacked and the hacker uses the same email/password combination to access your other accounts.


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  • #7
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,033 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    That's great until one of your accounts gets hacked and the hacker uses the same email/password combination to access your other accounts.

    Hasn't happened to me, hopefully it won't either. Still don't see the point. The likelyhood of that happening is slim.


  • #8
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    It happens all the time. Most websites have crappy security. Some will even sell your details after a few years. Hackers know that people use the same password for everything which is why these details are so valuable to them.

    I had my Gmail account hacked a few years ago. Like you, I was using the same few passwords for everything which is how they were able to get access to it. They tried to get into a few other accounts of mine as well, but I was quick and managed to change most of the passwords in time.


  • #9
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,631 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    I have three seperate passwords. One lot for emails, one lot for websites, one lot for private/banking things.


  • #10
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    Duffff-Man wrote: »
    Never understood why people need a password manager. I have loads of different accounts and have 4 passwords. It's not that hard to remember.

    lol well fail for you

    LastPass ftw, one master password, then different long obscure 30 character random passwords for every account I have


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