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Re: Change your passwords
« on: January 14, 2012, 02:24:21 AM »
Web security is fun.  After reaching a total of 40-some passwords of my own I had to memorize, on top of customer passwords, I let Firefox save my passwords.  In and of itself this is not secure, but I also encrypt my profile so obtaining the files without my private key is useless.  Then each website uses a different password generated by apg, which creates NIST standard pronounceable passwords of whatever parameters you want, like 32 characters with special symbols and numbers, etc.

Default config (with -t to show pronunciations) creates something like this:

   CrobOkus (Crob-Ok-us)
lidMuenn (lid-Muenn)
ciQuegsId9 (ci-Quegs-Id-NINE)
ubcorak$ (ub-cor-ak-DOLLAR_SIGN)
athGhakfum (ath-Ghak-fum)
dodMiuv[ (dod-Mi-uv-LEFT_BRACKET)


Or more complex, 32 character passwords which must contain capitals, lower-case, numbers, and special characters:

   TafApJekAdd$ocealavwycsodbekcor9 (Taf-Ap-Jek-Add-DOLLAR_SIGN-oc-eal-av-wycs-od-bek-cor-NINE)
ucQuipsurrakbuzopp4ovVajDinchaj# (uc-Quips-urr-ak-buz-opp-FOUR-ov-Vaj-Dinch-aj-CROSSHATCH)
ScijyotNoimyatyeydPoodEwon1cylf& (Scij-yot-Noim-yat-yeyd-Pood-Ew-on-ONE-cylf-AMPERSAND)
~Ozvaujkent8OzdiCoiljevpanwogLoi (TILDE-Oz-vauj-kent-EIGHT-Oz-di-Coilj-ev-pan-wog-Loi)
TydTeogvalegHywridik/odJatovjan5 (Tyd-Te-og-val-eg-Hy-wrid-ik-SLASH-od-Jat-ov-jan-FIVE)
uskingAg3KigByldEegEdReejOckcur< (usk-ing-Ag-THREE-Kig-Byld-Eeg-Ed-Reej-Ock-cur-LESS_THAN)


I love this utility.  If I forget a password (yeah, I'm not remembering 32 character passwords, for the most part,) or Firefox's save password is defeated (it happens,) then I just go through the process to create a new one.  (And I didn't use any of the above here hehehe)