Comments on: Secure Passwords Not Allowed http://definingterms.com/2009/04/11/secure-passwords-not-allowed/ Sat, 22 May 2010 01:16:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Adam http://definingterms.com/2009/04/11/secure-passwords-not-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-25879 Adam Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:56:09 +0000 http://definingterms.com/?p=129#comment-25879 Derek, it looks like the PasswordMaker site is down now. If you want to try out the Firefox extension, you can install it from the Mozilla Add-ons site: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/469 I also have a mirror of the JavaScript generator page here: http://definingterms.com/pw/ By default, PasswordMaker never stores your passwords or your master passwords. Instead, you input your master password each time you need to login, and it generates your real password each time from the master. This is the same behavior I had before, since I had to type in my password each time I went to a site. But now, stealing my laptop won't get the thief anything. For convenience, I prefer to set the extension to store my master password in memory, so I only have to enter it once each time I start Firefox, which is usually about once per day for me. If you do that, you have to be sure to close Firefox whenever you put your laptop to sleep, or a thief could get to your accounts. On a desktop, you have to shut down the computer to steal it, so that's not a concern. Derek, it looks like the PasswordMaker site is down now. If you want to try out the Firefox extension, you can install it from the Mozilla Add-ons site:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/469

I also have a mirror of the JavaScript generator page here:
http://definingterms.com/pw/

By default, PasswordMaker never stores your passwords or your master passwords. Instead, you input your master password each time you need to login, and it generates your real password each time from the master. This is the same behavior I had before, since I had to type in my password each time I went to a site. But now, stealing my laptop won’t get the thief anything.

For convenience, I prefer to set the extension to store my master password in memory, so I only have to enter it once each time I start Firefox, which is usually about once per day for me. If you do that, you have to be sure to close Firefox whenever you put your laptop to sleep, or a thief could get to your accounts. On a desktop, you have to shut down the computer to steal it, so that’s not a concern.

]]> By: Derek http://definingterms.com/2009/04/11/secure-passwords-not-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-25827 Derek Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:11:37 +0000 http://definingterms.com/?p=129#comment-25827 Is their site down? I'm trying to check it out today and nothing comes up. How does PasswordMaker protect you in the event that somebody has access to your laptop? Is their site down? I’m trying to check it out today and nothing comes up.

How does PasswordMaker protect you in the event that somebody has access to your laptop?

]]> By: sam http://definingterms.com/2009/04/11/secure-passwords-not-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-22844 sam Tue, 12 May 2009 17:56:01 +0000 http://definingterms.com/?p=129#comment-22844 I should maybe do this. I used a tiered system but had the same problems you did using PasswordMaker since since I ran into sites with odd requirements. One example is one of my utility companies which limits passwords to eight characters. Now I have to try to remember how I modified my regular password to various sites. I should maybe do this. I used a tiered system but had the same problems you did using PasswordMaker since since I ran into sites with odd requirements. One example is one of my utility companies which limits passwords to eight characters. Now I have to try to remember how I modified my regular password to various sites.

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