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Rafe and Tom discuss what makes a secure password and how to manage passwords securely.

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by pwestbrook August 27, 2008 4:17 AM PDT

For my passwords, I use the javascript that is described on this page: http://angel.net/~nic/passwdlet.html

This script asks me for my master password, and then hashes it with the domain of the web page to generate a site specific password. This allows me to remember one secure password (That isn't stored anywhere), and the passwords for each site will be unique.

Also, it should be very hard for someone to determine the master password, as the algorithm uses a one way hash.

--Paul

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by trmptblwr August 30, 2008 1:53 PM PDT: There's another great Bookmarklet that I use that sounds like it works the same way at supergenpass.com

the good thing about it is that it also has a 'mobile' version so you can 'look up' your password on say an iphone or on somebody elses computer; Like this


by ofmyony August 27, 2008 1:38 PM PDT: These ideas are going to drive people crazy. I am not a hacker but my experience is that just be smart and deal with legit sites and know who to trust around you.; Like this Reply to this comment

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