I just moved my keepassx password vault onto my dropbox folder, and installed the android keepassx client on my phone.
Seems that every few days I get an email from some online account that noticed my email address in the compromised gawker data and wonders if I should change my password. But the bulk of the accounts, which all used the same email address, haven't been heard from. -- rec -- On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: > I recently added a mac mini to my digital ecology, and it got me bustling > about tidying up a bit. > > One area is logins. I fixed the mini so that I can ssh to it, but only via > crypto (ssh-keygen) keys. I had a port-scan within 2 hours of forwarding > port 22 from my airport, so feel that passwords simply are a Bad Idea in > this day and age. > > My ISP also lets me use key pairs so that got me thinking about > alternatives to name/password logins. > > Now, I *do* believe passwords can be made reasonably secure: > http://goo.gl/jqV7w .. maybe even more secure than key/pairs which can be > compromised stealing my laptop. > > So a few questions about your experiences: > - Can I use public keys for heavily used sites (gmail, amazon, ...)? > - Is openID a reasonable alternative? http://openid.net http://goo.gl/BOpg > - Do you have a name/password strategy that you like? > - Any other alternatives? > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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