In article <alpine.OSX.1.10.0807292056090.2860@hagrid.ewd.goldmark.org>, Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> wrote:
> In <doraymeRidThis-E88C32.16584427072008@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, > dorayme...: > > > I have a .dmg that is password protected (don't forget this one), when > > opened it has a text file with all my passwords and stuff. It is > > referred to when all else fails. Hardest habit is keeping it up to date. > > That is what I used to do. (Well, I just had a text file that was > encrypted with gpg). Then I switched to pwsafe, a command-line tool with > a sucky Tcl/tk GUI called Password Gorilla. > > Finally, I moved to 1password. And I love it. It uses the keychain, and > this keychain data can be sync'd between Macs using .mac (which wasn't > always that reliable for me for keychain syncing, or 1password's own > system still in testing.) > > Because there are plug-ins for many browsers, I am not locked into any > particular browser. Also it makes getting and storing passwords from > browsers so easy, I really can have a different and strong password for > each site.
Jeffrey, be careful. Consider weak passwords for everything and mostly the same. It is morally wrong to do otherwise, it is taking an attitude that one is important and has valuable secrets...
An overzealous history of obsession with security will not go down well when one gets to the Gates of St Peter's. Just remember that He has root access to your file system and keychain and will notice if you have many different and long and secretive psswds.
