Feckin' *asswords

TeddyTedson

Does anyone else find it really hard to keep track of passwords nowadays?
You're encouraged not to use the same password too because of the threat of hacking. I know there is software you can get that helps you store multiple passwords as one, but then if you want to login away from your standard computer it becomes a pain. Although I don't know a great deal about this software so maybe I'm mistaken here?

Also now some companies won't allow to use a previously used password.
Some places want symbols, numbers or a capitol letter included too. They're not exactly the easiest pieces of information to remember in your head.
The most popular password on the internet was apparently, "password". You can't even include the word password with a lot of sites anymore

I really hope in the next few years passwords become a thing of the past and an alternative becomes the standard for logging in such as iris recognition.
Or am I unaware of a solution to this personal nuisance already in existence?
How do boardsies cope with remembering dozens of passwords and would people be weary of using the same password on multiple accounts?

davo2001

1st world problems!

frozenfrozen

if you type your password in a post boards make it into stars

********

syklops

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Does anyone else find it really hard to keep track of passwords nowadays?
You're encouraged not to use the same password too because of the threat of hacking. I know there is software you can get that helps you store multiple passwords as one, but then if you want to login away from your standard computer it becomes a pain. Although I don't know a great deal about this software so maybe I'm mistaken here?

Put said software on a USB key. Keep USB key with you. Voila! I made one for my dad and he loves it. Protip #4 Don't lose the USB key and keep a spare one.

Password policies are bullsh*t though and in some cases make pre-computing even easier.

sonny jim bob jones

I just use the username with 500@XYZ at the end. No one will ever guess that. Plus I don't tell any one.

sonny jim bob jones

davo2001 wrote: »

1st world problems!

Why would someone who presumably lives in the first world have any other sort of problem?

Alun

lastpass.com

TeddyTedson

davo2001 wrote: »

1st world problems!

Of course it is and I'm very lucky to have this issue as a nuisance for me.
But if everyone was just suddenly content with how everything is right now in the first world we'd be stuck here for ever.
Imagine being content with candle lit lighting at the time. Granted it would be romantic but I likes my lightbulbs :P

sonny jim bob jones

Alun wrote: »

lastpass.com

I used this for a while. It was great...until I forgot the password. Then I was screwed.

Alun

Alun wrote: »

lastpass.com

Great service. $12 a year, all passwords completely safe (encrypted even before they're uploaded to Lastpass servers). Been using it for a while now. Also allows for use of 2 factor authentication.

biko

An easy way to create a complicated password is to use a short sentence with capitals.

For instance
ILiveInDublin12!

ikeano29

I use lastpass and can log in from any laptop from the browser.

Theres also settings on it where if you go abroad, before you go you can click on settings that will allow you to log in from country you are going to.

humbert

frozenfrozen wrote: »

if you type your password in a post boards make it into stars

littlepenis

But if someone quotes it it can be seen.

In work they said my password must have eight characters.

So I picked snow white and the seven dwarfs.

syklops

biko wrote: »

An easy way to create a complicated password is to use a short sentence with capitals.

For instance
ILiveInDublin12!

As idolised by XKCD:

http://xkcd.com/936/

Billy86

frozenfrozen wrote: »

if you type your password in a post boards make it into stars

********

What if my password is " ******** " ?

Ihatecuddles

I use the same password for everything. Its 7 characters, if I need 8 I just add 1 to the end.

Dravokivich

Passwords are fine in general, unless there is some crazy need to have alternating caps, numbers and special characters in'em.

It's very hard if they have to be changed regularly. It can be quite exhaustive remembering them in such circumstances.

Feck, I don't even know my home phone number and that hasn't changed in 5 years!

sonny jim bob jones

DidYouSeeLaBamba

Grayson

Pa55word
pa55word
passw0rd


Just mix em up a bit. Put sometyhing like !1 at the end of a password to meke it harder to break. Or add something like B! at the end of the boards password. Then say A! at the end of an amazon password. basically the first letter of the company and a !

testicle

frozenfrozen wrote: »

if you type your password in a post boards make it into stars

********

***********

Edit: Wow! It works!

the groutch

watch this, and just replace "area code" with "password"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bNac26zSBg

The One Who Knocks

frozenfrozen wrote: »

if you type your password in a post boards make it into stars

********

Really!! wow that's so cool!! every site should do that!!

Hang on, let me see if it works..

123456


Hmm.... what am I doing wrong?

Skylinehead

It's not that hard, just write it down on a piece of paper. Use the password a few times, then eat and/or set fire to the piece of paper. I remember mine pretty quickly, and they're always being reset in work.

sonny jim bob jones

The One Who Knocks wrote: »

Really!! wow that's so cool!! every site should do that!!

Hang on, let me see if it works..

123456


Hmm.... what am I doing wrong?

Dunno, but you will probably be banned for the post I (sorry, YOU) just made.

Neon_Lights

just create your own algorithm in your head for passwords.

Say for example you relate your pass to a relevant object near you.

it is in this case a house 23 main street, dublin 9 is my object

this password requires a special char and a capital letter

I would create the password "£Atu9

with my algorithym being, symbols over the numbers in the address on the keyboard and the second letter in each word and a number in the end for good measure.

lets see a hacker break that in a hurry

mauzo!

mauzo! wrote: »

I use the same password for everything. Its 7 characters, if I need 8 I just add 1 to the end.

Not a good idea. Sites get hacked all the time. Boards.ie was hacked once that they know of.

Once they get your password and email for one site they can automatically try them on a bunch of other sites, email accounts, etc.

jester77

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Does anyone else find it really hard to keep track of passwords nowadays?
You're encouraged not to use the same password too because of the threat of hacking. I know there is software you can get that helps you store multiple passwords as one, but then if you want to login away from your standard computer it becomes a pain. Although I don't know a great deal about this software so maybe I'm mistaken here?

Also now some companies won't allow to use a previously used password.
Some places want symbols, numbers or a capitol letter included too. They're not exactly the easiest pieces of information to remember in your head.
The most popular password on the internet was apparently, "password". You can't even include the word password with a lot of sites anymore

I really hope in the next few years passwords become a thing of the past and an alternative becomes the standard for logging in such as iris recognition.
Or am I unaware of a solution to this personal nuisance already in existence?
How do boardsies cope with remembering dozens of passwords and would people be weary of using the same password on multiple accounts?

1Password, fantastic piece of software. Integrates with devices and browsers and is easy to use. Has some great features, worth at least double what it costs.

RayM

I use a different password for every site, but I keep them all written down in a notebook beside my desk. I couldn't be arsed trying to remember them all.

The One Who Knocks

The One Who Knocks wrote: »

Really!! wow that's so cool!! every site should do that!!

Hang on, let me see if it works..

123456


Hmm.... what am I doing wrong?

Ahh for f*ck sake, not again

Irlandczyk

Alun wrote: »

lastpass.com

'Nuff said, really. I swear by this service.

The_Valeyard

you call that a password,

now this is a password....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNrWgjh9tnU

SCOOP 64

i never try to remember them all,
I just tick box every time "have you forgotten your password" then enter email address, just get a new password every time, Lazy i know.

Neon_Lights

Neon_Lights wrote: »

just create your own algorithm in your head for passwords.

Say for example you relate your pass to a relevant object near you.

it is in this case a house 23 main street, dublin 9 is my object

this password requires a special char and a capital letter

I would create the password "£Atu9

with my algorithym being, symbols over the numbers in the address on the keyboard and the second letter in each word and a number in the end for good measure.

lets see a hacker break that in a hurry

It would take a desktop computer around 3 hours to crack that password.

For passwords, the longer the better.

"thefunnycrispshopbag!" is way more secure than ""£Atu9"

120_Minutes

make every password the word "incorrect"

then when you get it wrong it says "your password is incorrect"

alb

If you can remember a password it's probably a bad password.

If you're remembering more than one, you're doing it wrong anyway. keepassx or lastpass or some password management solution is the only way to do it right.

Good password management is like making backups though - most people don't seem to care or bother until it's too late.

Neon_Lights

Well, it depends how sophisticated your brute force methods are, what dictionaries and charsets they are loaded with. I doubt somebody would try to brute force an account of mine for three hours.

if it was only a simple A-Z a-a 0-9 dictionary it wouldnt work, whereas yours would be broken.

But I do agree on the length side of things, I was only giving an example on how to make a secure pass.

I would say in this instance though, that 3 hours worth of unusual activity trying to access an account would come to the attention of most well managed online services.

MadsL

syklops wrote: »

As idolised by XKCD:

http://xkcd.com/936/

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Until dumbass programmers suggest your password must be between 8-13 characters.

I once had a financial site that would not let me use any password shorter than 5 characters or longer than 8, would not allow special characters or numerals.

I was like "are you fucking kidding me?" - secure as a wet paper bag.

Dunny

bum, backside, bottom, hole, buns, arse, buttocks