Remember Password & security

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  1. Posts : 86
    windows 7 professional
       #1

    Remember Password & security


    This may sound dumb but I am not techno savvy. I am tempted to use the "remember password" facility on my outlook/hotmail when I log in but do not know whether this is safe, i.e. will only go to automatic password on my pc and not anyone else's who may try to hack into it. Is it totally safe to use/bustproof?
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  2. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #2

    I don't use Remember Password with anything. I don't have passwords saved anyplace but my 3 brain cells and wrote down and saved on my Rolodex Both places are hard to hack.
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  3. Posts : 86
    windows 7 professional
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I see.....I would still like an answer to my post above. Thanks.
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  4. Posts : 151
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #4

    Do not use remember password
    there is possible of account hacking...always connect in https
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  5. Posts : 86
    windows 7 professional
    Thread Starter
       #5

    comptech said:
    Do not use remember password
    there is possible of account hacking...always connect in https
    I see that the URL of my hotmail account is already https
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  6. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #6

    Maybe I misunderstood your question.

    What exactly is your question. Your post in pink fonts is hard for me to read.

    If this is your question.

    Is it totally safe to use/bustproof?
    I thought I answered your question.

    Bustproof or any others such program I would not trust. Nothing is totally safe.
    That is exactly why I posted my methods.
    The less passwords you have on your computer or floating around in a cloud is better in my opinion.

    Does this answer your question?
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  7. Posts : 86
    windows 7 professional
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Layback Bear - sorry I did not mean to offend you. I am understanding that using remember password is not a good idea. (It's purple font, by the way)
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    Pink or Purple, I like it, it stands out nice on my black background.

    Could everyone switch to purple please Or red would be nice too
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  9. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #9

    Hi,
    I suppose it is safe to use but you really don't say which browser
    I imagine one is no safer than another
    I guess the only bad thing about user name and password autofill features is if someone else uses your user account on the machine,
    Obviously they would have access to everything you do

    I too do not use either feature.
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  10. Posts : 2,497
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
       #10

    Be sure to understand that "safe" is always a relative term. There is no such thing as absolute safety.
    Whether it is "safe" to use "remember password" depends a great deal on your situation. On a single user computer this is a reasonable compromise between security and convenience. Not everyone will agree with that. You have to decide for yourself. When the computer is or may be shared with others then the option is probably a bad idea.

    Options are provided to accommodate different situations. If there was one best setting for all situations the option would not be provided.
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