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security_topics [2019.08.18 14:04] Steve Isenbergsecurity_topics [2020.12.22 11:01] – [Care and Maintenance of Secure Passwords] Steve Isenberg
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   * Change it often   * Change it often
   * Make it hard to guess - upper and lower chars, digits, special chars. 12 or 13 characters long.   * Make it hard to guess - upper and lower chars, digits, special chars. 12 or 13 characters long.
-  * Watch the news for breaches and change password+  * Watch the news for breaches and change password [This spelling correction for breach courtesy of Carol Levine)
 ===How to create hard-to-guess passwords=== ===How to create hard-to-guess passwords===
 If a human is going to guess the password then make it unhuman.  Consider: a password "safe" Here are some free alternatives.  From [[https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/the-best-password-manager-1325845|Tech Radar, The best free password manager 2019]]\\  If a human is going to guess the password then make it unhuman.  Consider: a password "safe" Here are some free alternatives.  From [[https://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/the-best-password-manager-1325845|Tech Radar, The best free password manager 2019]]\\ 
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 |[[https://keepass.info/|KeePass Password Safe]]|* Can run from USB\\ * Many customizable options\\ * A little intimidating? You judge.|FOSS - there is no paid version -- all features in free version\\ Many ports, with different features and UI|Note, no cost. Does not provide place to store the Safe, that's up to you| |[[https://keepass.info/|KeePass Password Safe]]|* Can run from USB\\ * Many customizable options\\ * A little intimidating? You judge.|FOSS - there is no paid version -- all features in free version\\ Many ports, with different features and UI|Note, no cost. Does not provide place to store the Safe, that's up to you|
  
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 +===Has your email been compromised in a data breach?===
 +You enter your email address and this site ([[https://haveibeenpwned.com/]]) will tell you if your email address has been picked up during a data breach and which sites.  Note that it also suggests using a paid password manager system; check my advice elsewhere on this page.
 ====Steve's Opinions==== ====Steve's Opinions====
 I use a combination of KeePass on my Mac, PC, and iPhone to access, create, maintain passwords and related information in a secure password safe (encrypted file).  I store and access the safe using iCloud and Dropbox. I use a combination of KeePass on my Mac, PC, and iPhone to access, create, maintain passwords and related information in a secure password safe (encrypted file).  I store and access the safe using iCloud and Dropbox.
security_topics.txt · Last modified: 2021.12.22 13:51 by 127.0.0.1