Re: Dear Linkedin,

[John Adams <jna () retina net>]

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:


> So the implication is that I have 100's of passwords all unique and that I
> must
> change every one of them to be something new and unique every few months.
> And remember each of them. And not write them down.


> I'm sorry, my brain doesn't hold that many passwords. Unless you're a
> savant, neither does
> yours. So what you're telling me and the rest of the world is impossible.

No actually, it's not impossible.

I use 1password, you might use LastPass. They both work on Android, iPhone,
Linux, Mac, Windows.

I have over 900 passwords in that system, and I don't know any of them.
They're all 8-14 characters. All random. I know my master password, and no
one on the Internet has a copy of that. On some systems, I have a Yubikey
with a 45 character master password.

Change your habits. Fix the password anti-pattern.

-j