happy1, H and I like the idea of a memory stick that we can put in our lock box. D and SIL asked
us to make a file for them in the event of our untimely death.
H has a new job to get done ;). We will out D on our lock box permission to use. We will have to update
a few times a year but this seems safer than the sky.
My DH uses LastPass. He’s been in me to use it. I have all my PW typed out and have it stapled to my calendar book in the very back. I always just grab that when I need to remember a PW. But it doesn’t help when I’m not home, etc. I’m just wondering how many characters are all of yours? Do you ever worry about forgetting your master one?
I use LastPass. I will transition to it’s two-factor authentication when available. There is a way to designate someone to recover your passwords if you become incapiciated.
I used to have a User ID and password I used for everything. Then websites all started having different requirements. Then some websites require changing passwords every 3 or 6 months. Some of the websites are hilarious with constantly changing passwords. Like someone wants to hack into my recipe files??
At this point it is embarrassing where my scribbled and scratched out password list is.
I have old personal series of letters and new personal series of letters plus old and new business letters
On each one I note number and, if needed special character, but don’t type the letters in, I print it once a year and hand write the letters
My DH will NEVER figure it out, but DDs understand
@conmama,
My passwords for financial accounts are at least 12 characters, all generated by Lastpass. My master passphrase is long but easy to remember (but I’ve written it down in a secure place anyway, just in case. No one would look at it and think it was anything but a random sentence). I have Lastpass on my phone, too, with Touch ID activated, so if I need a password while I’m away from my computer (to access an app on my phone), I can log in, cut and paste it, then log back out.
Thanks @patsmom!
I never used one, but then, about two years ago, a former student dropped by for a visit.
He was a serious, accomplished hacker as a 10th grader, and then attended UIUC for CS, despite his weak grades and very spotty English. He was a huge star there and was recruited by the NSA and CIA–offered a direct path to citizenship, even–and chose the former. He had some great stories (vague, by necessity)!
But the one thing he told me was “use a password manager.” He said LastPass and OnePass are both fine, and he was using LastPass. I set it up that day (it was easy!) and use it still. I don’t know how much it matters or how safe I am, but he knows more than I do and he was pretty insistent, haha.
Glad I took his word for it.
This sounds like total BS. The CIA and NSA only hire US citizens. You must be a US citizen to apply.
Local install not cloud based Keepass
So are you all telling me my post it note stuck on my monitor is a bad idea? 
@roethlisburger -
From Quora:
“However, there are contractual opportunities for non-citizens depending upon the level of trusted access required. Exceptions may also be made for those with highly specialized knowledge and skills in certain occupations of high demand.”
(the former student I’m discussing is a cybersecurity expert)
Quora is not an official source.
Sure, and you don’t have to believe me–there’s no gain or loss for me either way. Just trying to share the little I know. @roethlisburger
I have used dashlane for about 3 years. Unfortunately, I changed emails (finally left aol behind) about 6 months later and I periodically have problems. Not sure how much I can ‘blame’ dashlane vs. me for changing emails but it doesn’t always work smoothly and I’ve considered changing managers. Based on the comments here, maybe I’ll move to lastpass.
I assume you all pay if you have more than one device? If I allow the manager to create passwords for me (which I’ve not done with dashlane to date), I’d have to have it on all my devices or I’d be stuck. Thus far, I’ve always created my own passwords (all too often, the same one which, I know, we’re not supposed to do) which Dashlane saves and then uses to log me in in the futre.
FWIW, one of my favorite features is the auto-fill.
I use Dashlane for several years and haven’t had any issues but is LastPass better? Or does anyone have a reason to not use Dashlane?
I use Keeper Security. Since it hasn’t been mentioned here, I’m going to assume that it’s less popular, and maybe less prone to hackers? Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
@my2sunz - Dashlane is great, just on the expensive side.
I use Codebook. My data resides on my computer and syncs to my phone and my husband’s phone. There are options to save to the cloud, but we don’t use them.
We just have way too many passwords to remember them all, and a document or flash drive st home isn’t going to cut it either.
I use a handwritten set of pages, hidden in a place that is convenient to me but untouched by anyone else. Using this method, I have my choice of a hundred different places in the house - any location that requires cleaning, bending over to reach, moving something heavy, or using cookware, is a safe bet.