[FFML] [ADMIN] Password related stuff

[Kevin Callahan]

I start with a dictionary word in another language, and then
substitute every other letter for a number or punctuation based on a
code of my own devising. Not truly random, but since the secret
decoder ring is in my noggin, it might as well be. Unless you actually
know a lot of personal data about me, you probably couldn't crack any
of it, and even if you did, you couldn't crack it all.

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Larry F <lwf58 at cvalley.net> wrote:
> On 12/12/2010 1:36 PM, Dennis Carr wrote:
>>
>> 4c) Commit this password to memory: for three weeks, do not rely on
>> your browser's ability to remember your password; rather, type it from
>> that piece of paper. Every time.  After you can do it without looking
>> at that piece of paper, keep going for another couple weeks before you
>> destroy it (yes, DESTROY it) and commit to your browser's memory.
>
>    If you want your password to remain safe, you should -never- save it in
> your browser.
>
>    I'm a computer repair tech, not a hacker, but I have a software tool that
> I use almost every day which reads passwords from web browsers. It tells me
> the site URL, and the username and password associated with that site. I use
> it to save the info so that when I reinstall Windows, I have it if they
> forgot their site log-in info after saving it to their browser. The program
> is readily available for download and doesn't cost a cent.
>
>    Don't bother asking me what it is. I won't tell you.
>
>    If that kind of software is readily available for anyone who wants to
> download it, you can bet there are even more powerful tools are available to
> the bad guys. So if you really want your password to be safe, -always- type
> it in manually, or at worst save it in a file that's not labeled "password"
> and copy/paste it.
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Very Respectfully,
Kevin M. Callahan

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