Comments on: Passwords On Post-its? You Bet!

By: arkadaş

arkadaş — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:13:00 +0000

Why not JUST the position. Then randomly insert ANY character into that position when writing it down. All you have to remember is to exclude the 5th character, whatever it is.

By: iOS 5, Passwords (again), and Stuff « Techno Tuesdays

iOS 5, Passwords (again), and Stuff « Techno Tuesdays — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:24:07 +0000

[...] The first one takes an interesting approach. It is really kind of like a combination lock, for computers. Check it out. Then we have a Lifehacker article that also has an unorthodox way of generating passwords. Use either one of the methods mentioned in these articles and you are pretty much guaranteed a strong password for your most secure accounts. [...]

By: Jim Rippon

Jim Rippon — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:34:31 +0000

Why complicate matters?

I encourage my users to write down their passwords, it means they are more likely to choose difficult-to-crack passwords.

The only caveat is that they must treat their passwords as they do their credit cards. They should be kept on them at all times, and if they lose them or they are stolen we are informed.

By: Clipperz

Clipperz — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:35:02 +0000

Another week of passwords – 18 Jan 2007

Techflock – Online Password Managers – why you should use them…
Recently, there is a trend which has emerged which lets you store your passwords safely by using some very interesting technologies.
Klaatu – Passwords On Post-its? You Bet!
The secr

By: Stephen Paulger

Stephen Paulger — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:32:23 +0000

Because no one seems to have mentioned this already, there is a handy little program available for linux called “apg” (advanced password generator). What it does it create passwords out of noises or phonemes, because you can actually pronounce the password it’s much easier to remember.

$ apg

Please enter some random data (only first 8 are significant)
(eg. your old password):>
rolpUc9joy (rolp-Uc-NINE-joy)
thosGon6 (thos-Gon-SIX)
HovEtsaw0 (Hov-Ets-aw-ZERO)

I haven’t tried it but it seems it may work in windows too http://www.adel.nursat.kz/apg/download.shtml