Whats wrong with you people.. you can't remember 271 passwords?


Firefox has the same feature.

Another vote for Roboform.

Firefox has a similar but inferior feature. It won't remember some of them and it won't remember them at all if it's not a password. I've got a few pages set up that autofill certain non-password fields.

a good thread topic, thanks. If no objections, this thread is being relocated to the Travel Technology forum from OMNI (thanks for the suggestion from a Senior Moderator) where there will be many more members with advice and experiences to share.

Thanks Randy :-:

I'm a fan of SplashID, since I use it for both web passwords and UNIX/system passwords.

It is also nice because it syncs up with Palm, Pocket PC, and Blackberries, so you have all your passwords no matter where you are at.

Not free, but hey.

It's not what was requested, but I use a new T61 laptop and the built in IBM password manager is very, very useful. Something to keep in mind for travel.

I simply use Firefox - stores passwords encrypted secure.

Having the add-on Password Exporter you can transfer them to other pc.

I use and Excel file to keep all of my current and past login details. This spreadsheet is encrypted with PGP and stored in a Trucrypt encrypted file locally and on a thumb drive.

For Single Sign On I use the built-in feature of Firefox and an Infocard (Cardspace).

Wow that's seriously over-engineered. Try keepass instead. It's the best free password manager.

I tried keepass yesterday, and well it seems more cumbersome to me than my spreadsheet. I keep more than just passwords in my spreadsheet and keepass was really just designed for passwords. So for now I will stick with my 'over-engineered' solution. Actually I don't think my solution is 'over-engineered', just over-encrypted.

I used to do what you do, and it's just too much work to keep track of and to access all the time.

Keepass automatically backs up the old password when you change it so if you made a mistake it is not lost. It is very secure and easy to access the passwords so convenience is great.

Excel encrypted via truecrypt is okay, but you need admin rights to run it, whereas keepass does not. keepass database files can also be put into a truecrypt file if you're worried.

Keepass can be used to attach additional information to each entry, so it is much more than just password storage.

It's free and a much better solution than excel, especially if you use a PC that doesn't have MS office installed. keepass is all in all the best solution.

One of my friends uses info.xhead for the Mac. Does anyone else use this? It's a 15 dollar download. I downloaded keepass and will try it....


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Who needs 271? I just use "password" for everything, and I keep it written on a post-it on my monitor in case I forget.

I use Password Safe. It can also run from a USB stick which is nice when on the road. Roboform looks nice for web browsing but at least for me the vast majority of my passwords aren't for websites.

I tried Password Safe and it just isn't on par with Keepass.
What's worse is that it doesn't auto-lock the workspace when you minimize it or close the screen. That leaves it open for whoever has access to your PC.

Keepass has a much nicer user interface and is open source as well. Try it and see if you like it.