password keeper program / method?

I have been very happy using LastPass . The free version is very robust and it offers lots of security measures like a virtual keyboard for logging in on the web, one-time passwords and multi-factor protection using a grid of numbers. If you upgrade to their premium features (for $12 a year) you gain more ways to control your log-ins, like with a thumb drive or Ubi Key.

I've never needed the extras and I have been satisfied with the free version for several years. It is a chore to get everything set up and all your passwords in the system, but once you do, it makes keeping track of your passwords and changing them on the fly a lot easier. I would never go back to a less-secure system and having to remember just one password makes life simpler.

I use Firefox and keep passwords in it. FF has a Master Password option that encrypts the passwords. When you first open FF after the option has been enabled, it asks for the Master Password, thus if someone else attempts to open FF, they still have to know the Master Password. The option can be removed by first entering the Master Password and un-checking the option box.

i am at many many different computers.

it may sound backwards, but it is quite secure.

i consistently click on the 'forget your password' option. wait for the email, set the password to something difficult that i will only remember for the next 20 minutes. usually a bunch of numbers, the date, and something visual near me. log in, do what i have to do and forget the password.

the exceptions are my emails, my bank accounts and sometimes facebook -- these i cycle around regularly. remembering four is better than 400.

Thanks for the options! Unfortunately my passwords quite often end up being different because I can't remember them... will check out lastpass.

Won't Lastpass still restrict you to one computer? Maybe not. Very interesting product. The only drawback is in using someone else's computer who might not want you to modify their bookmark bar. If they gave you a separate logon/account you wouldn't interfere with their browser setup.

LastPass doesn't restrict you to one computer. You can use it anywhere and on multiple devices/computers. You can set up one or more computers as verified to make it simpler to enter your log-in data.

But you can run it from a browser or even from a USB thumb drive without modifying someone's PC. I find it ideal when working at an Internet cafe, especially by using the one time password function. There are various ways of using it and it is easy to make it adhere to you needs.

There are other similar products out there. The NY Time just reviewed this one.

i use Keepass, because there are versions you can put on your mobile and various computer platforms. The database file can be transferred to multiple computers or device if you need to. ie i have the same file on my phone and computer. If i update one i have to copy the file to the other though its not automated process.

You could open up a hotmail account and under innocent titles send passwords to yourself mayb one per email from your usual site with a hint as to what site they are for.

Hotmail sites have to be used every several months to remain active so just send yourself the odd email from it at times.

I agree with the earlier comment that LastPass is excellent and really, everyone should be using it (or some decent password manager, Keepass may be good also). If you're using the same password everywhere, writing them down, or whatever else, you're going to regret it eventually.

It's easiest to use if you install it on the computer, but if you're using someone else's computer you can just login to the LastPass website and copy and paste to login to websites. (It's always a little risky logging into any website on a computer you aren't familiar with, but that's the risk you take.)