Password Security Info - Anonymous

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Greetings --

Having good, strong passwords will go along way in protecting your personal accounts but you need to apply more than just Rule #1 - Never use the same password for accounts. You need to have an understanding of just what makes a password hard to crack in order to generate your own.

Below are some articles that should help you in securing your personal accounts and a few tools to help you generate strong passwords. Also included are some password management info as keeping track of all your accounts can be tricky and you'd hate to lose an account due to forgetting the password.


Security is not always fun or easy but neither is trying to recover hijacked accounts - a bit of effort will go a long away here.


Remember the more you know the better you can protect yourself and tailor your set-up to best preserve and maintain your privacy and security.  The playing field is dynamic, hackers and the gov are always working on new ways to get at your data etc - keep vigilante. Additionally, no one link or article is going to solve your security and/or privacy needs.   And there is no protection against stupid - exercise common-sense, let this information guide you in choosing what is best for you. :=]


**ProTip from @Friendlysmoker: Add numbers to your account recovery answers. For example: Favourite uncle? David4792 or even something random such as Pasta4545.




********************** INFO ARTICLES AND TOOLS *********************************


Account password security
- great tips and real must read!
> http://greplinux.com/blog/2014/01/25/lets-talk-shared-passwords-basic-edition/


Account Password Security: Advanced Edition
- Advance edition of above
> http://greplinux.com/blog/2014/02/12/account-password-security-advanced-edition/


Choosing a Strong Password by @voodookobra
- Educational article, great explanation.
https://scott.arciszewski.me/blog/2014/08/choosing-strong-password


Guide for creating strong passwords
- Older article but still good info
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/06/the-ultimate-guide-for-creating-strong-passwords/


Passwords:  Here's how to make them harder to crack.
> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/security/3446212/passwords-youre-doing-it-wrong-heres-how-to-make-them-uncrackable/


Handy tool for generating strong passwords
> http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/


Passphrase generating tool
> https://entima.net/diceware/


The Password Meter
- check password strength and learn what qualities of your password put you at risk
- Don't use exact password but something close to give you idea.
> http://www.passwordmeter.com/


Password Security 101
> http://www.androidcentral.com/security-101-passwords?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=dlvrit


Password Management Guide Design
- Design your own password management strategy with this
> http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/the-password-management-guide-fulltext


Take control of password chaos with these six password managers
> http://www.cnet.com/news/best-password-managers/


Separate passwords for every account is necessary but inconvenient - password managers make it easy
- Caution online password managers do come with some risks - always a trade off
- Nice to synchronize with multiple devices!
> http://www.oregonlive.com/finance/index.ssf/2014/03/password_managers_online_security.html


Review of USB Password managers
> http://usb-password-managers-review.toptenreviews.com


How to Build a (Nearly) Hack-Proof Password System with LastPass and a Thumb Drive
> http://lifehacker.com/5879117/how-to-build-a-nearly-hack-proof-password-system-with-lastpass-and-a-thumb-drive



Why two-factor authentication is not a silver bullet
> http://www.usatoday.com/story/cybertruth/2013/06/19/privacy-identity-theft-two-factor-authentication-limitations/2440033/


Save Pidgin Passwords In GNOME Keyring Instead Of Plain Text
> https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/PlainTextPasswords

Free vault offered as example
> Keep your passwords SAFE and SECURE with => www.axantum.com  Limited use is FREE!


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