Passwords

Currently my passwords are a mess and rely on an often altered piece of paper for when mnemonics or memory fail. I have looked at 1Password which is full featured and certainly would do all that I need but I also realise that Safari will provide randomly generated strings and often asks if I

Re: Passwords

> On 4 Jan 2017, at 9:13 am, Severin Crisp wrote: > > Currently my passwords are a mess and rely on an often altered piece of paper > for when mnemonics or memory fail. I have looked at 1Password which is full > featured and certainly would do all that I need but I al

Re: Passwords

of sharing this information with others? • Is the app beautifully designed with an easy to understand interface? • Is the app available across desktop and mobile platforms? • Does it help you keep up-to-date on your security, allowing you to quickly assess the strength of your

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it is helpful. > On 4 Jan 2017, at 9:13 am, Severin Crisp wrote: > > Currently my passwords are a mess and rely on an often altered piece of paper > for when mnemonics or memory fail. I have looked at 1Password which is full > featured and certainly would do all that I need but

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via iCloud, and I do not need to worry about the many passwords I have when I travel. 1 Password is there providing the many services available and in seconds - banking, software registration numbers, various secure web sites etc etc. It has proven to be well worth the small expense involved in

Re: Passwords

Many thanks for all those valuable comments. It looks as if it has to be 1Password Severin Crisp > On 4 Jan 2017, at 9:51 am, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > > >> On 4 Jan 2017, at 9:13 am, Severin Crisp > <mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au>> wrote: >> >> Cur

Mail passwords

I want to change the Apple Mail passwords for two users on 5 devices. What is the best procedure for this? Internet information is sketchy. I assume there is no global procedure and the devices will all have to be dealt with separately. Severin Crisp

Keychain & passwords

Entourage keeps asking for passwords for my mail account, even though I entered them in accounts, they disappear. I tried to access the keychain but that is locked even tho I'm logged in. I tried using keychain firstaid, but that says it can't open key chain either. Anybody

Re: Mail passwords

or Account Settings, you likely discovered that there is no easy way to update these account passwords. There is no password entry field on your iPhone’s or iPad’s email account’s information settings! And it seems entirely counter-intuitive–it feels like it SHOULD be there. But instead

Re: Mail passwords

ssword on iPhone or iPad? > > If you recently updated and changed your email account’s password and then > tried updating your iPhone’s Mail App or Account Settings, you likely > discovered that there is no easy way to update these account passwords. > There is no password entry

Re: Mail passwords

ge Email Password on iPhone or iPad? >> If you recently updated and changed your email account’s password and then >> tried updating your iPhone’s Mail App or Account Settings, you likely >> discovered that there is no easy way to update these account passwords. >> Ther

Too many passwords

create it, because apparently I need it? It looks like I may need other passwords for functions about which I have no idea. Security gone mad. I was just trying to transfer something to one of my external disks. Couldn’t do it by drag and drop without the damn password. The one that opens my

Opening Keychain passwords

'Show Password'. But if I click on this, it asks for a password I may not have. How can I make Keychain Access show me my passwords? Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Dec 20 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml&

[WAMUG] Compromised Passwords

Hi Folks I just updated Safari to 16.0. A while later the passwords window popped up listing a number of my stored passwords as “compromised” “this password has appeared in a data leak which puts the account at high risk…” I assume I should go ahead and change these passwords? (probably a dumb

Apple ID passwords

Just received the following email from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, it is as received, except for the actual key in the link. I have not requested a reset of the password or even been in my Apple account section for some time so I assume someone has entered my user name by mistake. Probably no ha

SSH failed passwords?

I was trying to connect to a .dyndns.org server and couldn't work out why my password wasn't working. Under closer examination I noticed fumble fingers had typed in dyndnsD by accident. I was curious as to if the failed login attempts (passwords) are capable of being stored a

Re: Keychain & passwords

Entourage keeps asking for passwords for my mail account, even though I entered them in accounts, they disappear. I tried to access the keychain but that is locked even tho I'm logged in. I tried using keychain firstaid, but that says it can't open key chain either. Anybody got a c

10.2.4 + preferences + passwords

Hiya Seem to be having a problem with the above. Every time I open IE or any other browser I always have to reload the user/login names and passwords despite checking the remember password box. This is really annoying me :-) Any ideas please? Many thanks Angus -- AquaTerra Ventures Pty Ltd

Re: Too many passwords

am > concerned, it has no password. How do I find out how to find it or create it, > because apparently I need it? > > It looks like I may need other passwords for functions about which I have no > idea. Security gone mad. > > I was just trying to transfer something to one of

Re: Too many passwords

Hi Pat, with regard to the externally disk, if you have a folder on it, you can drag and drop your files into the folder without a password. If you don’t have a folder there you can easily create one. I would endorse Peter’s comment about the importance of keeping track of your passwords. I

Re: Too many passwords

t or >> create it, because apparently I need it? >> >> It looks like I may need other passwords for functions about which I have no >> idea. Security gone mad. >> >> I was just trying to transfer something to one of my external disks. >> Couldn’t do it by

Re: Too many passwords

here passwords stored there are a) lost of b) almost non-retrievable. And even if retrieved via a TimeMachine backup they will be locked away under the “original” password. As Peter has mentioned unfortunately these days everything has to be a lot more secure. The flip side to this would be a lot

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ou had ticked) some of the issue could have happened > in your last post to the list where you went through with Apple resetting the > password. > (I probably would have used the Terminal thing as a last resort, as yes it > resets Keychain and this makes a whole other issue where passwords

Re: Too many passwords

Hello Pat. I can thoroughly recommend buying 1Password for your Mac. I have used it for a few years and could not get by without it. All my passwords (except Apple ID, Banking and Paypal) are stored in there. All I have to remember is my Master Password. I also keep all my Application Keys and

Re: Too many passwords

Hello Stephen, I have used and recommended 1Password for years, I think from when it was first released. ALL my passwords including all software purchased details and passwords are stored in 1Password. As a matter of interest, why don’t you have your Apple ID, Banking, and PayPal stored in

Re: Too many passwords

Perhaps I am being over cautious. It does make me nervous storing those passwords electronically. Would like to hear your take on that though ? > On 3 Dec 2018, at 3:06 pm, Ronni Brown wrote: > > Hello Stephen, > > I have used and recommended 1Password for years, I think f

Re: Too many passwords

For my twenty cents worth. I use Apple passwords for something like a social club but not for banking or broking. But I suspect even that’s over cautious as the master pass is the one to access the Apple device. Once in the Mac or iPad I should only need take care not to use a stranger’s wifi

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database. The chances of this happening are probably less than losing your laptop. Kind regards, Ronni  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 3 Dec 2018, at 4:12 pm, Stephen Chape wrote: > > Perhaps I am being over cautious. > It does make me nervous storing tho

Re: Too many passwords

Thank you Ronni. I shall give it some thought. All my passwords are also printed on a sheet that is well hidden in my home. Just in case something should upset 1Password. I must be a Failsafe Nuttter ! > On 3 Dec 2018, at 4:44 pm, Ronni Brown wrote: > > > I can understand

Re: Too many passwords

> On 3 Dec 2018, at 10:18 pm, Stephen Chape wrote: > > Thank you Ronni. > I shall give it some thought. > > All my passwords are also printed on a sheet that is well hidden in my home. > Just in case something should upset 1Password. > > I must be a Failsaf

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ters as passwords rather than the usual passwords one makes up? Cheers, Alex Novakovic > On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:29 pm, Daniel Kerr wrote: > > Hi Pat > > If you enter the AppleID (which is also used for iCloud, as they are > generally one and the same thing), more then 3 t

Re: Too many passwords

longer then LastPass - so that could be another reason I use it. :) 2. Yes, generally once using a Password Manager it’s best to go through and replace passwords for more random generated ones. Most programs will do this for you. And they generally offer an “audit” feature as well. So you can let

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visable to set up random letters, numbers & characters as passwords rather > than the usual passwords one makes up? > > Cheers, > > Alex Novakovic > >> On 3 Dec 2018, at 12:29 pm, Daniel Kerr wrote: >> >> Hi Pat >> >> If you enter the Appl

Re: Too many passwords

tious issue. >> >> Couple queries tho’. Do you have any opinion on LastPass? I have used it >> in a Windows environment. >> >> And, if one is to use a password management programme, would it then be >> advisable to set up random letters, numbers & charac

Re: Too many passwords

ss - so that could be another reason I use it. :) > > 2. Yes, generally once using a Password Manager it’s best to go through and > replace passwords for more random generated ones. Most programs will do this > for you. And they generally offer an “audit” feature as well. So you can le

Re: Too many passwords

hing. I’m not sure how I did it, but I actually have the Password Assistant as a “stand alone” Application. I think when you could find it and use it manually. So it sits in my Applications folder and I use it a lot to generate memorable passwords for things and clients where needed. Now a days I t

Access denied to Passwords

Good afternoon All (again) Sorry to waste your time. The old, old trick of shutting down fixed my problem. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

Re: Opening Keychain passwords

nswer 'Yes' to 'Save this password?". > > -- If I double-click on a particular entry, it has the option to 'Show > Password'. But if I click on this, it asks for a password I may not have. How > can I make Keychain Access show me my passwords? > >

Re: Opening Keychain passwords

t;. > > -- If I double-click on a particular entry, it has the option to 'Show > Password'. But if I click on this, it asks for a password I may not have. How > can I make Keychain Access show me my passwords? That password is the same password that you use to access your user a

Re: Opening Keychain passwords

> -- If I double-click on a particular entry, it has the option to 'Show >> Password'. But if I click on this, it asks for a password I may not have. How >> can I make Keychain Access show me my passwords? > > That password is the same password that you use to access you

Re: Opening Keychain passwords

have tried to keep track of the individual passwords, so usually I can make changes. But it would have nice if I could have cross-checked them. David / Dec 20 On 20 December 2010 19:56, Neil Houghton wrote: > > Hi David, Hi Peter, > > Just a couple of things to be awa

Re: Opening Keychain passwords

gt; will not accept this as a password, I've tried. > > -- Not to worry, I have tried to keep track of the individual passwords, so > usually I can make changes. But it would have nice if I could have > cross-checked them. > > You would be well advised to reset your password

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count. But Keychain Access >> will not accept this as a password, I've tried. >> >> -- Not to worry, I have tried to keep track of the individual passwords, so >> usually I can make changes. But it would have nice if I could have >> cross-checked them. >>

Re: [WAMUG] Compromised Passwords

A wise decision Rod :-)I use 1Password which has a similar prompt and the task needs to be done each few months. Regards Tim > On 14 Sep 2022, at 2:57 pm, Rod Blitvich via WAMUG > wrote: > > Hi Folks > > I just updated Safari to 16.0. > > A w

Re: [WAMUG] Compromised Passwords

ssword which has a similar prompt and the task needs to be done each few months. Regards Tim On 14 Sep 2022, at 2:57 pm, Rod Blitvich via WAMUG <[2]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: Hi Folks I just updated Safari to 16.0. A while later the passwords wind

Re: [WAMUG] Compromised Passwords

decision Rod :-)I use 1Password which has a similar > prompt and the task needs to be done each few months. > Regards > Tim > > On 14 Sep 2022, at 2:57 pm, Rod Blitvich via WAMUG > <[2]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: > Hi Folks > I just

Re: Apple ID passwords

On 16/01/2006, at 9:13 PM, David Watkins wrote: Just received the following email from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, it is as received, except for the actual key in the link. I have not requested a reset of the password or even been in my Apple account section for some time so I assume someone has

Re: Apple ID passwords

the link is kosher (or at least matches password resets that I've done) so without knowing what your apple ID is and if it's close to some one else's it's most probably a result of some one with a very similar apple ID mistaking your ID as their's and having failed to login with their password

Re: Apple ID passwords

it was sent. If you require further assistance in resetting your password, please visit: http://survey.info.apple.com/feedback/appleid.html Thank you for contacting Apple. Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:31:11 +0800 From: Mark Secker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Apple ID passwords the lin

Re: SSH failed passwords?

Good thinking Antony, On 10/03/06, Antony N. Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was curious as to if the failed login attempts (passwords) are > capable of being stored and thus if this was some kind of evil > phishing site for the careless typers - I've changed my passwor

Wireless network transfer files / passwords

I have a wireless network at home with a Linksys broadband router 'g' and a 17" P/book, iMac and windows laptop all sharing connection wirelessly. How do we share files? I have tried to mount the other computers but my (indeed all) passwords are rejected. Is it a matter of rese

recording sounds and CD passwords

Hi Muggers My daughter is building a web site at school as part of her Info Systems course and wants to incorporate some natural sounds which I have recorded. We have macs at home and she is working on PC's at school with front page. I have a tape deck that I can connect to the sound in port

Re: Wireless network transfer files / passwords

files? I have tried to mount the other computers but my > (indeed all) passwords are rejected. Mount what from where? Do you mean that you can't access the iMac from the PowerBook or the Windows laptop, and you can't access the Windows laptop from the Powerbook or iMac, etc? Don&#x

Re: Wireless network transfer files / passwords

>> I have a wireless network at home with a Linksys broadband router 'g' and a >> 17" P/book, iMac and windows laptop all sharing connection wirelessly. >> >> How do we share files? I have tried to mount the other computers but my >> (indeed all) passw

Re: Wireless network transfer files / passwords

ile sharing (SMB) on each of the computers? - do any of the computers have a "personal firewall" enabled? - via what method are you attempting to connect from PB to the iMac (for example). > Is there a simple fix like 'nuke network passwords and start again' Personal

Re: recording sounds and CD passwords

Hi Muggers My daughter is building a web site at school as part of her Info Systems course and wants to incorporate some natural sounds which I have recorded. We have macs at home and she is working on PC's at school with front page. I have a tape deck that I can connect to the sound in port to r

Access denied to all passwords and secure notes

Good afternoon All Yesterday I was called away from the computer while in the midst of making necessary changes to the User ID, account number and password used in (rare) dealings with my stockbroker. Later, the broker's URL was summarily closed before completing the job. Trying to restart

Was Changing Windows partition sizes: Now Updating Keychain Passwords Properly

iring permissions all seemed Ok. One thing that does bug me is that Keychain always asks me for a password to update things. It doesn't recognise any of my attempted, remembered passwords. I've tried even using the original install disk to change passwords but to no avail. Any ideas

Passwords Plus - alternative for Pocket PC / Windows Mobile iMate JasJam?

Can anyone advise a replacement or migration solution for my Passwords Plus which I have used very effectively on my Mac and Palm for some years. I have now migrated to iMate JasJam and can't locate a plugin for Passwords Plus. Does anyone know of a similarly effective program wh

Re: Was Changing Windows partition sizes: Now Updating Keychain Passwords Properly

eg Whitely Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2007 9:42 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Was Changing Windows partition sizes: Now Updating Keychain Passwords Properly Hi David and WAMUGgers On 24 Apr 2007, at 8:02pm, David Moyle wrote: > HiWe had the same thing with some of our imaged Apple laptops th

Re: Was Changing Windows partition sizes: Now Updating Keychain Passwords Properly

d the profile in the new partition. After repairing permissions all seemed Ok. One thing that does bug me is that Keychain always asks me for a password to update things. It doesn't recognise any of my attempted, remembered passwords. I've tried even using the original install

Fwd: Bug in Mac OS X 10.7.3 exposes passwords in plain text

Begin forwarded message: Subject: Bug in Mac OS X 10.7.3 exposes passwords in plain text Date: 7 May 2012 10:54:03 PM AWST Security researcher David Emery (via ZDNET) claimed to have discovered a bug in Mac OS X 10.7.3 that stores login passwords in plain text. In a recent newsletter, he

Re: Bug in Mac OS X 10.7.3 exposes passwords in plain text

egacy FileVault setups and who have have then upgraded to the latest OS X 10.7.3. Without these requirements, the passwords for user accounts are not logged by the bug, and are safe." If your system is one of these, then there are several things you can do to work around this bug:" Re

Re: Bug in Mac OS X 10.7.3 exposes passwords in plain text

SL encryption technology: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/apple-security-blunder-exposes-lion-login-passwords-in-clear-text/11963 What baffles me is the inability of so-called "technical" writers to get a correct article heading. Instead of "Apple security blunder exp

Re: Bug in Mac OS X 10.7.3 exposes passwords in plain text

this flaw doesn’t reveal its passwords.) Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 08/05/2012, at 8:44 AM, cm wrote: > Yes, and to add a further restriction, it does not affect those using > FileVault whole disk encryption - as stated in the article below. Though I > remember reading