[dundee] Awesome Password Tricks

[Iain Barnett]

On 27 Feb 2010, at 13:21, Rick Moynihan wrote:

> On 26 February 2010 19:07, Iain Barnett <iainspeed at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 26 Feb 2010, at 11:00, Rick Moynihan wrote:
>> 
>>> Ok, I was asked last night to post to the list about how I manage my
>>> passwords...
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Why not just generate a random password for each and store them in a password manager which can only be opened with a master password?
> 
> Because what do you do, when you have several machines, or want to
> login from somebody elses?
> 
> R.

I carry mine on a usb now with other useful stuff like ssh keys, but when I forget I just reset the password and log in to my email. But it's a fair point. I've considered keeping it on the internet, but I wonder if that's any more dodgy than using a loseable usb stick?

Iain