Comments on: Two ideas for generating secure passwords

By: Niklaus Pfirsig

Niklaus Pfirsig — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:48:17 +0000

I usually have no problem with the passwords I use daily, but for the one I use less often, I use a password keeper program developed by a coworker that encrypts the password and other info by a master password which acts as an encryption key.

By: Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:24:21 +0000

Niklaus: What, in your experience, is the best way (if you’re willing speak in general terms–I don’t want you to compromise your own system) to remember all of your complex passwords and security questions? I figure that one of the worst ways would be to put them into a folder called “Passwords.” And I frankly don’t trust handing my passwords to any online service.

By: Niklaus Pfirsig

Niklaus Pfirsig — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:14:52 +0000

Here’s another useful tip. On the security questions used by some sites for password recovery, give errant answers. For example, if the security question is “What is your mother’s maiden name?”, and the correct answer is “Lancaster”, then answer with something like “Kolwalski”.