>I use a password manager that syncs encrypted data over the internet so >I have the same set of passwords on different machines of different >OSes (Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, Android) and browsers. But none of >these make it easy for desktop or console applications; you need to >query the manager, prove you're you, copy the password to the clipboard >(insecure!) or try to manually type longish random strings. >Double-bonus goes to sites that double-check with an SMS or similar. >"Something you know (password) and something you have (cellphone)" >makes for good two-factor authentication.
>Pretty much, only computer geeks (broadly construed) use password managers. Not only do most ordinary computer users not >use them, they have never even heard of them. >Ken Woohoo! All this time I thought I was normal and today Ken confirmed I AM a computer geek because I use LastPass! I'm a member of a community! YEAH! :) Paul H. Tarver Tarver Program Consultants, Inc. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
