[JRAP5455]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a free password program. I'm looking for a program that saves my passwords so I don't have to remember all of them when on-line. I'm currently using Signup Shield. It works fine, but it only allows you to save up to 10 different passwords.
Thank,

[YEPYTZME]

Hi JRAP5455,

Here's some info I picked up from an E-mail I rec'd. from Steve Bass of "TechBite". I use his recommendation and save the auto generated passwords in a specific file. It is free and may not hurt you to try it to see if it's what you're looking for.

Good Luck

(Steve's quote:)

I use my password manager almost daily. When I buy something online,
I don't have to run upstairs to find my wallet--I just copy and paste
the number out of the password manager. Likewise, if I can't remember
the password I chose for, say, a photo-sharing site I signed up for
three months ago, I don't have to go through the "forgot password"
process--I just fire up the program.

I won't say which
password manager I use, because it's years out of date and I'm in the
process of migrating to a new one. I will say there are countless
commercial programs to choose from and a handful of freebies. In the
latter category, KeePass
is a popular choice, offering robust features like password generation
and auto-fill (it automatically inserts passwords where necessary). It
even comes in a portable version for USB drives.

[Flashorn]

Hey JRAP !!



Welcome to PCWorld Community !



If you are using Firefox , in the Tools > Options >

you can save all of your passwords in the Password Manager :

Click on the Security Tab :





In the second box Passwords" you can save all of your passwords which will

be protected by a MasterPassword :





Check mark both boxes and upon checking

the second box , you will be prompted to enter (choose) a MasterPassword :





This might be an option for you.



FLASHORN.

[webgomer]

I use Password Safe and love it. It allows me to organize hundreds of passwords and any notes along with them. You only need to memorize a single master-password. See and download it here: passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

[Evildave]

I recommend AGAINST software that 'remembers' your passwords for you.

1. If something goes wrong with that software, it will 'forget' them all for you, too. This is the single, biggest loss I see with EVERYONE who has a 'PC disaster'. They don't know their passwords. The computer remembered them all. The computer goes 'GAK!'. They lose access to every account, every activation code, everything.

2. If that database can be cracked, it will be uploaded by malware to be cracked. It's small and only as secure as the 'keyring' password.

3. Browser password caches are the most well known and thoroughly attacked sources of passwords. NEVER, EVER allow a browser to remember passwords 'for you'.

Simply make a text file on some kind of removable flash drive. Put all your login/account and activation/license information on it. Whenever you make an account, copy the link to that site and paste the account name and password into it, too. Whenever you receive a registration code or software activation in the email, paste that email into the file, too. Don't neglect to back up this data, like any other data. Store it safely.

While you're at it, move all of the 'sensitive' files that you don't want people to gain remote access to, to this or some other offline-able storage if it's big.

Leave it unplugged unless you need it. If you're not working on it, there's no need to mount it.

Most people use the same password for many sites. For instance, how 'precious' is your PCWorld or other forum accounts? Not very. It's fairly safe to use one password for all of that.

The ones to be careful of are your email, billing and bank account.

So all you NEED are four passwords...
1. Bank account (as secure and long as you can make it)
2. Email account (sensitive things end up in it - not as long as the bank account)
3. Credit/billing/sales accounts ($50 limit on liability) something memorable
4. Social accounts