5 different a/cs - 5 different passwords etc - what a nightmare!

2010

http://www.accessmanager.co.uk/


Access Manager is a FREE software solution that keeps all your passwords in one, simple to use list. It offers fast, easy and secure password management.
One 'Master Password' is all that is needed to access all your passwords and private information.

alanwsg

Password_safe for me ....
http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

Reaper

Another vote for KeePass plus Egg Money Manager.

fitzroy

xrjtg wrote: »

Writing it down is not a bad method if you're careful what you do with the paper.

It's what to do with/where to hide the pieces of paper that was my concern. Having seen the suggestions above, I'll look into using one of those password sites.

Sparky47

Another vote for 'Passwordsafe' although all the main password managers are similar with one master password to remember.

elektra

Stompa wrote: »

There's a school of thought which says you shouldn't answer such questions truthfully (or use the same answer across different accounts).

I don't use truthful answers particularly mothers maiden name as that is easily found from public records.

I don't write my passwords down instead I write down a clue to the answer to jog my memory, also log in to them fairly frequently so tend to remember them.

G_M

I'm very suspicious of eggmoneymamnager and similar. I know many people swear by them, but I distrust the idea of a 3rd party having access to my accounts.

I also believe if there were any loss/fraud, NatWest (or whoever) would say I had broken their terms and conditions by passing my Natwest password to egg. I would then be liable for any loss.

I write down my passwords/PINs etc but in a code that only I would understand.
eg: natwest password: place I met Joan (Joan being my 3rd girlfriend who I met in Prague)
NB: example only :T

msun

My favorite utility is "LastPass" - I believe it to be very secure and you only have to remember one master password. See 2 minutes into this video clip for details. Cheers from Mike :j

evenasus

Yet another vote for KeePass.

I have it on three memory sticks, just in case I lose or corrupt one.
One is kept in the safe (bolted to a concrete floor). One in a cupboard and one in my bag.
What I like is, the password can be many letters long. Mine is actually a sentence, 24 characters long. But you could make one even longer.

I wouldn't use a website type manager myself.

KingL

Stompa wrote: »

shouldn't ...(use the same answer across different accounts).

@ the OP ...and have a look at the terms and conditions of your accounts. For some, using the same password for other accounts explicitly breaks the terms and conditions.

Bank security software like Rapport isn't mandatory yet, but probably will become so in the future and it will find you out on password reuse.

Writing passwords down unencoded is usually verboten, too - check your terms and conditions.