Passwords
Psychophysiological entity
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Walton on the Naze Essex.
Oh, flippin' 'ek! I didn't know it was that easy. Glad to see none of my bank numbers are in there - they're in InformEnter...Ooooo, blast! now you all know.
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Fife, Scotland
Yikes!
I had always assumed that these were locked away!
Didn't realise that anyone using the computer could read them.
Presumably these are only available to the current user and remain secret if another user logs on?
I had always assumed that these were locked away!
Didn't realise that anyone using the computer could read them.
Presumably these are only available to the current user and remain secret if another user logs on?
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Fife, Scotland
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: The Smaller Antipode
How about Chrome or I.E. ??
I keep mine on a USB drive - which of course I will lose one day, and try only to look at them when Offline, and don't copy them to the computer, but what about the ones I have asked Chrome to save, which it then completes automatically when I open that site again ? Are they available to the hackers ?
I keep mine on a USB drive - which of course I will lose one day, and try only to look at them when Offline, and don't copy them to the computer, but what about the ones I have asked Chrome to save, which it then completes automatically when I open that site again ? Are they available to the hackers ?
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: UK
With Chrome and IE you can use an extension called LastPass which fills in passwords for you but requires a master password for each session. Just remember to switch off and clear password storage within Chrome or IE.
see here for more info. Also available for most other browsers.
see here for more info. Also available for most other browsers.
Tsamaya sentle
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Germany
Apart from the sound advice provided here,
(almost) everything is available to (ambitious) hackers. If you want to stay REALLY safe, do not, repeat, DO NOT, save any passwords in any browser you are using. Use a paper and pencil. Chrome, to my knowledge, is especially vulnerable, but then I might be misinformed. 
Are they available to the hackers
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: In the circuit
I store mine in keepass. Its a free tool that provides an encrypted database to store all your login credentials in.
Usefully it can also generate complex passwords for you, and you can copy and paste these into appropriate locations as and when required.
There's an interesting clip on u tube about how easily non complex passwords can be broken with the right tools, suggests that passwords need to be 15 characters plus (and preferably pass phrases) to get near being secure.
See it here SecurityWise: How Password Crackers Work - YouTube
Usefully it can also generate complex passwords for you, and you can copy and paste these into appropriate locations as and when required.
There's an interesting clip on u tube about how easily non complex passwords can be broken with the right tools, suggests that passwords need to be 15 characters plus (and preferably pass phrases) to get near being secure.
See it here SecurityWise: How Password Crackers Work - YouTube
