Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have never been stronger

Re: Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have n... by alanning on Monday August 20, 2012 @11:36PM (#4411039)

Definitely annoying to have to reset pw frequently but the shorter passwords part can be avoided by using a secure pw db like keepass (keepassX on Mac). Storing the db file on dropbox makes it very convenient. Throwaway pw aside, you really only need to remember 3 pws: db, dropbox, and main email (for convenience). I have many passwords I've never even seen thanks to keepassX.

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Re: Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have n... by robbiemitchell on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @12:22AM (#4411171)

If it doesn't work easily on a mobile device, it might as well not exist.

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Re: Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have n... by SoftwareMaven on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @01:16AM (#4411291)

Keepass has mobile applications that synchronize easily via webdav or Dropbox.

Unfortunately, you can't create new records from the mobile device with Keepass (at least, with the app I'm using; there are others). My technique is to not create high-value accounts from my mobile and for low-value accounts, I'm OK with just using a semi-secure, temporary password that I update when I'm back in front of the desktop.

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Re: Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have n... by shiven on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @06:21AM (#4412058)

Unfortunately, you can't create new records from the mobile device with Keepass

Perhaps pwSafe is the app you need? Works beautifully on iOS and syncs with Dropbox and/or iCloud too!

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Re: Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have n... by mock on Tuesday August 21, 2012 @04:11PM (#4414535)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.ke...

Works just fine with version 1.x files

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