Password storage?

[Peter M. Petrakis]

On 07/19/2013 11:56 AM, Mark Komarinski wrote:
> (I seem to remember having a go-around with this a while ago, but I
> forget quickly, and maybe something has changed in the meantime)
>
> For reasons that aren't altogether obvious to me yet, I'm storing my
> passwords in a few different places:
>
> Linux laptop
> Windows 8 laptop (don't judge me, but it does dual boot)
> Android phone and tablet
>
> Until recently, I was using SplashID which has functionality for keeping
> passwords in sync between Windows and Android clients, but it has a few
> nasty downsides for me.  Namely the lack of a Linux client and the
> Android client crashes and makes me put my master password in again.
>
> I see all the cool kids are using KeePass these days, and I want to make
> sure that my passwords are stored:
>
> a) securely (FSVO 'securely')
> b) available to the above devices, either via manual sync over a network
> or a shared file location that gets synced
>
> I'm also storing different sets of passwords for different groups I'm
> working with.  Some personal, some $EMPLOYER, some for some side
> consulting I'm doing, and I'd like to keep the three as separate logical
> groups so I can purge everything from one group should I finish up with
> one group or another.
>
> What do you use for password storage?  And I hope it's not a spreadsheet.

Besides the notebook next to my computer (yup I admit it!) I'm migrating
to this, https://www.passwordcard.org/en. Having a card I can share has
practical purposes, for example, the ability to agree between my Wife and I that
'the filled in box' is for banking passwords. So now we just need to keep
a list of usernames -> services, save a master copy of the card, and agree
and keep secret which symbols or range of symbols is used for what service
or groups of services.

/me counts 23 accounts with unique passwords, only bits of the pw are recorded.

In my defense, I toss the list in the safe when we're not at home or have
company etc. I know a lot of people trust these password services, it
just isn't for me; I trust the safe in my home more.

Peter

>
> -Mark
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