Password Security for Noobs like me
im using a really cool program called KEYPASS that creates passwords for you, and stores them in a password protected file on your computer,
so i have about 15 passwords i use, all different, all 200bit encrypted so they look like this.... ÙòèÀͳ¹·"Ì63?ÄHÛ.ìS_?pÎíÐί[?í
but i only have to remember 1 simple password, that allows me access into the 'password saver/generator called KEYPASS
from there, i can just double click on the password that has been saved for a certain website or email, it is then saved to my clip board for 8 seconds , meaning
i can copy and past it into any password/username entrance to any website, but is not saved in my clip board (my copy and paste.) after i have used it, meaning, someone cant get on after
you, and do the same thing, and just copy and past into a password bar, and see your password. it only lasts for 8 seconds.
i can 100% customize my passwords to be as small as 10 characters long such as...
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which has 70bits of encryption,
how is this usefull to you?
lets say you have a website or email account that asks you to choose a password... 6-20 characters in length, using 1 upper case letter, and 1 lower case
letter and 1 symbol... so you go to your 'keypass' which is the name of our application, generate a 20 character password, using all the features required..
and thus you will have
? x/L3KQk=`Ýä?$º°å´î
or something similar, you then save this password, with a username for that particular website, with the URL link, into
the keypass file. SAVE IT! otherwise it wont save it if you just blatantly close it. and the keypass file is saved as a seperate file in a folder of your choice, i personally
keep it in my documents file, if i was traveling with my personal laptop, i can then hide that particular file if need be as an extra added level of security.
anyway. what im trying to get at is,
my keypass file, holds a little over 15 very complicated passwords, their usernames for each password for the website, and the website URL (address)
but i only have 1 very easy password memorized, and thats the password to my keypass file...
BUT WHAT IF YOU FORGET THAT PASSWORD, OR YOU ACCIDENTALLY ERASE THE KEY PASS FILE, OR YOU COMPUTER GETS DESTROYED?
i periodicaly, about once a week, copy and past my new passwords/usernames, frequented websites into a Microsoft Word Document (wich is also password protected) and
i save a copy of that word document onto my thumb drive and my external hardrive.
however,
i can also have a keypass file ON my thumbdrive, or my external hardrive, because its not a software program, its just a sofisticated document file. (correct me if thats inacurate)
so i can copy and past my keypass, with all its passwords, while being password protected, on to my thumb drive, so i can check my email at the police academy or at the library or any where else.
if your interested in this, google KEYPASS or go to http://filehippo.com/download_keepass/ for a free download of it, it doesnt cost anything, its 100% open source from a trusted website that
offers opensource products.
take a look around www.filehippo.com for anything else you might need to beef up your computers security with AVAST for your anti virus, or COMODO for your fire wall, or SPYBOT for your anit maleware needs. or download OPEN OFFICE 3.4.0 if you dont have the money to buy Microsoft Word Office 2007 or 2010.
i can make passwords as long and as complicated as this...
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that is a 75 characters, and 480+ bit encryption algorithm
or this...
*8Ö??Ù?!ÊÐb@Ñ?N¿ÇÜ?m*'ÛdZ¢»? Á?ìú§ý×Eß_{g:¤?VÚ. pÆ #·&]%ÓÙj3(Pjѽ$õF4¼0³¥´XöÖ?ªã?t]c8¾p. VÆÀÃ?«òÖ7Õ¿í HÙïìQ() ?Nq lôn³Îç@'²<^?ѸÐhµ@Â-Â?°Ë±"ȪI? N=×?Õrßx´Ã.ÏõK´Û9Ssé5?0îÜtáú8lù#?vsÌ%8?v±J6dkìϳJm»?â?ïváWR©êp?:x¹¨>+ñ³?1wm×j~E¤eê¶Þkþ#ZcÊ°¢ìâHÂLÆɳ© Ï?<,i.ÔÈøñwFâ¥)Þ.?¶çÇ 3òPµ¸ *kTGÃ1fgAúìîZ?ÁÕzÅiûC ±
that is 300 characters, and 1364 bit encryption algorithm
ive never seen the limit to the bit encryption of key pass, but it allows you to use a 10,000 character password if you wanted to.
and no BRUTE FORCE attacks or DICTIONARY attacks will ever crack your passwords.
just make sure your website will allow that many characters as your password, but you will be suprised how many do allow that many characters as your password.
also, play around with this, it takes a bit of getting use to., use it on websites that will send you an email with your password should you forget it, or in this case, should you accidently erase your KEYPASS file.
and back up every password into a word document file, that is password protected in turn, and labeled to be miss leading like 'comic book.docs' and password protect that with something simple like 'airplane'
if you have any further questions, or dont know how to password protect your word documents as a back up source, let me know.