Treeman Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 Hi Folks,After finding two keystroke loggers and other pests with Pest Patrol this week, I figure it's time to quit using the same password everywhere!Just wondering, 'cause I'm looking for a good password generator / database application, that uses high encryption, is easy to use, and doesn't contain spyware. (some websites boast about spyware not being included!) Thanks!What do MSFN users use & recommend?Treeman
gamehead200 Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 Well, I use just about anything... Combing characters such as $%^& with numbers, lowercase letters, and uppercase letters...This is actually a WEP key generator, but it should do the job for a good password:http://www.andrewscompanies.com/tools/wep.aspUsually something that's not in the dictionary is good, but a combination of everything is better!
Treeman Posted August 13, 2004 Author Posted August 13, 2004 Thanks Gamehead,But I need a database that will let me view / customise passwords for dozens of online websites. Something like this:Password Manager XPTreeman
spud Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 Try this Any Passwordthere is no spyware and it's pretty good for the size..
IcemanND Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 I use my brain, and usually take a song title or long book title and use the first letter of each word and then do character substitution.so "The Hunt For Red October" by Tom Clancy becomesTHFROTC then substitute to get say - t#f&0t(
tlatoani Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 I'm agree with spud, Any Password is simply, and simply the best.
Treeman Posted August 30, 2004 Author Posted August 30, 2004 Thanks Folks,I went with Any Password. It was indeed the simple solution. Password Manager XP was o.k., but I didn't like the way it interfaced with IE. That browser has enough problems as it is!Thanks for your help,Treeman
Manip Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Nullsoft (of WinAmp fame) have released one called 'Safe Sex' http://www.nullsoft.com/free/safesex/
Tarran Posted October 21, 2004 Posted October 21, 2004 keepass works great... has a password generator and can store all of the passwords you want and use a USB key as a hardware key to open the database
Synapse Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 for passwords taht i don't want anyone to be able to crack i use combinations of the !@#$ with A-Z and a-z with numbers and the alt+### combinations...my password for windows was: *just changed it about 3 weeks ago*PħĩĻ48615312$h!t *i dunno if taht even fit, but that was what my password was. not super super good, but that would still take a building full of computers at least 50 years to crack lol *probably way longer then that but i don't feel liek looking it up lol*
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