Help for save password securely

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  1. Posts : 406
    windows7 Ultimate SP1 x32bit
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    Help for save password securely


    Recently someone in USA hacked my gmail account, I normally use "Lastpass" for save password, but now i think its not secure. Is it OK if i put my passwords into text files (encrypted) and save it my PC. Because if i forget them i can't use my emails ad FB accounts.
    Is it ok if i save passwords using web browser password manager? But i have Xmarks and Firefox sync.
    Actually i have 6 email address (4 personal use and other 2 for my blog)

    How do you save your password securely?
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  2. Posts : 385
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM --> RTM clean install
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    Roboform Desktop Pro (there's also a free version).

    keep your password somewhere else - not on your pc.
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  3. Posts : 110
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Hi, killer bee. I use a piece of software called KeePass to store some of my important passwords that are hard to remember. I have found it very useful, and I highly suggest it.

    KeePass Password Safe
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  4. Posts : 634
    7 Ultimate 64 bit Service Pack 1
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    I agree with BriceH, KeePass is great and it even offers to generate passwords for you. I have used it for years and and it highly customizable and easy to use. One nice feature is that you can set a password to access your KeePass passwords but you can also have KeePass require a key file in conjunction with your password. This mean you could save your password on one source and then save your "key file" on say a usb thumb drive or even just on your desktop.
    Last edited by RoloDman; 14 Jun 2011 at 00:09. Reason: making it more better
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  5. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #5

    The problem is not Lastpass never was. No point in moving an insecure password to another system it is still an insecure password. What you should be doing is change all your passwords by using the "Generate Password" Lastpass provides, make it long and complicated. But it doesn't matter what you use an insecure password is still insecure.

    Just for the record, Lastpass is secure. As long as the passwords it stores are secure and the master password is secure. The same applies to every password manager.
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  6. Posts : 406
    windows7 Ultimate SP1 x32bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I think "Roboform", "KeePass Password Safe" and "last pass" also use same thing. They sync passwords with the server? Am i right?
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  7. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
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    killer bee said:
    I think "Roboform", "KeePass Password Safe" and "last pass" also use same thing. They sync passwords with the server? Am i right?
    Wouldn't matter, the software is not the problem.
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  8. Posts : 406
    windows7 Ultimate SP1 x32bit
    Thread Starter
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    logicearth said:
    killer bee said:
    I think "Roboform", "KeePass Password Safe" and "last pass" also use same thing. They sync passwords with the server? Am i right?
    Wouldn't matter, the software is not the problem.
    If not then what is the problem.
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  9. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
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    keepass stores its files locally, using an encryted database .db file.

    if you use multiple computers (including smartphones), you can do special tricks with syncing software such as sugarsync (or dropbox), but that kind of defeats the benefits of keeping it local.
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  10. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (SP1)
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    mickey megabyte said:
    keepass stores its files locally, using an encryted database .db file.

    if you use multiple computers (including smartphones), you can do special tricks with syncing software such as sugarsync (or dropbox), but that kind of defeats the benefits of keeping it local.
    Don't these services like sugarsync and dropbox store your files encrypted too? So there is basically no chance that the KeePass .kb file could be related to your system?
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