Comments on: Multiple passwords driving you mad? http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/ Small business marketing blog Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:39:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 6-4 Dumb Man » Your Backpack just got a lot bigger http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-374340 6-4 Dumb Man » Your Backpack just got a lot bigger Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:28:36 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-374340 [...] with Basecamp. If you use multiple offerings from 37signals, one tip I would suggest is to get an OpenID and use it to log in to your accounts and then you will have the ability to jump back and forth to [...] [...] with Basecamp. If you use multiple offerings from 37signals, one tip I would suggest is to get an OpenID and use it to log in to your accounts and then you will have the ability to jump back and forth to [...]

]]> By: Steven http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-204027 Steven Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:55:24 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-204027 I've heard about whose horrible user rights in Basecamp and that you are given 6 project IDs if you participate in 6 projects. I'm using <a href="http://www.wrike.com/blog/11/5/2007/User_rights_in_Wrike" rel="nofollow">Wrike</a> for my projects now and I don't have any problems like that. I’ve heard about whose horrible user rights in Basecamp and that you are given 6 project IDs if you participate in 6 projects. I’m using Wrike for my projects now and I don’t have any problems like that.

]]> By: Tara Kelly http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-201548 Tara Kelly Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:59:53 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-201548 Gary, What you are describing is very dangerous: 1. Those files are not encrypted and can be read by anyone (people, programs and viruses) 2. copy/paste can be read by keyloggers Password managers ARE encrypted and guarantee that <i>only you</i> can read your passwords. Even in the case of PassPack, we are not able to read the passwords stored on our servers because they are <a href="http://www.passpack.com/info/security/" rel="nofollow">encrypted before being sent to us for storage</a>. If you are not comfortable with an online password manger, that's ok - use an offline one. <a href="http://passpack.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/online-vs-offline-password-managers/" rel="nofollow"> Your current system is NOT secure. You are putting yourself at risk of identity theft and financial loss. Sorry to be alarmist, but please be careful. Cheers, Tara</a> Gary,
What you are describing is very dangerous:

1. Those files are not encrypted and can be read by anyone (people, programs and viruses)
2. copy/paste can be read by keyloggers

Password managers ARE encrypted and guarantee that only you can read your passwords.

Even in the case of PassPack, we are not able to read the passwords stored on our servers because they are encrypted before being sent to us for storage.

If you are not comfortable with an online password manger, that’s ok – use an offline one.

Your current system is NOT secure. You are putting yourself at risk of identity theft and financial loss.

Sorry to be alarmist, but please be careful.

Cheers,
Tara

]]> By: Gary http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-200945 Gary Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:09:53 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-200945 Or... I have a folder full of text docs created in notepad. One file for each login that includes my user name, password, and registered email address. Open the file, copy and paste, enter. No security, typing errors, or memory issues. Storing that info on that net does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Or…

I have a folder full of text docs created in notepad. One file for each login that includes my user name, password, and registered email address.

Open the file, copy and paste, enter. No security, typing errors, or memory issues.

Storing that info on that net does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling.

]]> By: Tara Kelly http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-200291 Tara Kelly Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:14:06 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-200291 OpenID is great, especially once it becomes more wide spread. I use OpenID (I have several) and a password manager for storing non-OpenID logins as well as the various other codes, keys and numbers that get thrown my way on a daily basis. I founded <a href="http://www.passpack.com" title="PassPack online password manager" rel="nofollow">PassPack online password manager</a>, so I clearly have a bias, but there are plenty out there to choose from if you want to shop around. Most are free. PassPack will accept OpenID logins in the future, so that will make it easier to use both systems. It also has 1 Click Login that autofills passwords for you - saves a ton of time. Cheers, Tara Kelly PassPack Founding Partner <a href="http://www.passpack.com" title="PassPack online password manager" rel="nofollow">http://www.passpack.com</a> OpenID is great, especially once it becomes more wide spread.

I use OpenID (I have several) and a password manager for storing non-OpenID logins as well as the various other codes, keys and numbers that get thrown my way on a daily basis.

I founded PassPack online password manager, so I clearly have a bias, but there are plenty out there to choose from if you want to shop around. Most are free.

PassPack will accept OpenID logins in the future, so that will make it easier to use both systems. It also has 1 Click Login that autofills passwords for you – saves a ton of time.

Cheers,
Tara Kelly
PassPack Founding Partner

http://www.passpack.com

]]> By: driving course http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-199722 driving course Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:42:45 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-199722 It sounds like a good idea but I'm interested to find out if they're are tracking cookies involved. Google is supporting it and with their involvement in DoubleClick I think there may be more to it this than just making our lives easier. It sounds like a good idea but I’m interested to find out if they’re are tracking cookies involved.
Google is supporting it and with their involvement in DoubleClick I think there may be more to it this than just making our lives easier.

]]> By: Lars http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-198783 Lars Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:35:37 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-198783 I'll tell you the best solution for managing passwords! This program changed my life. http://www.roboform.com It stores all your passwords and logins, and logs in automatically for you at any web site. They are kept encrypted, so that no one can get to those passwords unless they know the master password. They even make a USB key version of the software, so you can take your passwords with you when you use someone else's computer. (Encrypted, so if you lose the key, no big deal.) There is a similar program for the Mac that I have not yet tried yet, but I have heard it is almost as good as Roboform for Windows. Unlike this system, you don't have to depend on a third party to do something. I would never be able to go back to my old system of trying to remember logins and passwords for the hundreds of sites that I visit, the many blogs and web sites I manage, etc. I’ll tell you the best solution for managing passwords!

This program changed my life.

http://www.roboform.com

It stores all your passwords and logins, and logs in automatically for you at any web site. They are kept encrypted, so that no one can get to those passwords unless they know the master password.

They even make a USB key version of the software, so you can take your passwords with you when you use someone else’s computer. (Encrypted, so if you lose the key, no big deal.)

There is a similar program for the Mac that I have not yet tried yet, but I have heard it is almost as good as Roboform for Windows.

Unlike this system, you don’t have to depend on a third party to do something.

I would never be able to go back to my old system of trying to remember logins and passwords for the hundreds of sites that I visit, the many blogs and web sites I manage, etc.

]]> By: Terry Barker http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-198374 Terry Barker Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:48:21 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2007/12/13/multiple-passwords-driving-you-mad/#comment-198374 Yeah I know what you man about passwords! I have hundreds of the things. It takes me ages to access anything because I have to try all my passwords! OpenID sounds pretty good though! Yeah I know what you man about passwords! I have hundreds of the things. It takes me ages to access anything because I have to try all my passwords! OpenID sounds pretty good though!

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