best way to keep track of usernames and passwords

[Anonymous]

Like most people, I need logins and passwords for about a billion different sites, all with their own requirements for usernames and password strength and which require me to change them on a completely arbitrary schedule. How do you keep track?!!!

If you use a password keeper, which one and how do you know it is secure?

And tips for keeping track without something like that? I'm not sure I'm allowed to use that with my work computer, yet there are different things i need to log into there too.

My frequently used passwords I know, but today, I tried to log into my benefits account and after several tries, was informed that I was demonstrating BOT-LIKE behavior and my access was denied! I'm not a BOT, I just cannot keep track of all this!

[Anonymous]

I use Apple's iphone one. I believe it's already an app on your iphone

[Anonymous]

I keep mine in hard copy in a binder - its been a life saver. Sure - its bad if someone finds it, but I keep it at my desk at home.

[Anonymous]

1password - my husband is in the industry and this is the only option for our family.

[Anonymous]

I used to keep mine on a sticky note but decided it wouldn't help me if my laptop failed and I don't use my phone for things like that.

So I made an email with everything I needed then sent it to myself then archived it. Now I can access what I need when I need it and from any device.
My husband does it now.

[Anonymous]

i hit the forgot password button

[Anonymous]

LastPass.

I work in IT, and a password manager is the way to go, and Last Pass has an excellent reputation. There are other good ones as well, but LastPass is what I use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LastPass.

I work in IT, and a password manager is the way to go, and Last Pass has an excellent reputation. There are other good ones as well, but LastPass is what I use.

I also use LastPass, but there are others. You can access it from the web, so most of the time I just go to the website from my locked down work computer and that lets me see (and even copy if I want) the password). If your work is really locked down, then you can use LastPass on your phone and access your passwords that way. If you are in a SCIF, well then, you probably should not be using a third party app.

[Anonymous]

Seconding the recommendation for 1Password.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i hit the forgot password button

Me too...this is actually a pretty safe option. Literally no one knows your password. I know the ones I use frequently but who cares if I have to reset my WashPost password each time I need to put a stop on it or other stupid things I do 2x a year.

[Anonymous]

My employer recommends a password manager like Lastpass or 1password. That said, I use a small notebook myself. I use the same set of four numbers at the end of my passwords, so I just write down the first two and then I know what the last two will be. This way even if someone does find the notebook in my drawer, they won’t have the whole thing.

I use something like this - https://www.hallmark.com/gifts/office/address-books/mint-green-floral-password-keeper-999ADD9811.html

[Anonymous]

i use a spreadsheet.

keep it in a couple different locations, but never on the cloud and never on a mobile device like an ipad or iphone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LastPass.

I work in IT, and a password manager is the way to go, and Last Pass has an excellent reputation. There are other good ones as well, but LastPass is what I use.

+1 - long been using LastPass

[Anonymous]

If you have Dropbox, it has a built-in feature for this. So does Google Chrome.

[Anonymous]

We use 1password

We had our google email compromised. If you have a list on an account like that, everything is compromised.

If you have "forgot password" linked to send an email to your gmail - you are no longer secure.