[lug] OT: Password Managers

[D. Stimits]

John Dollison wrote:
> I recently realized that I have about 40 passwords that I'm supposed to
> remember.  Some are for websites, others for work, some for my home
> computer, etc.  I know I'm supposed to update them all every 30 days, make
> them complicated, never write them down, and remember them all (including
> capitalization)!  But I just can't seem to keep up.  (I need a good book on
> memory techniques!)
> 
> I've been looking at a variety of Password Managers, so that I just have to
> remember one pass-phrase to access all the others.  Some of these tools run
> on Linux, some on Windows, some on my Palm PDA.  Does anyone know of any
> that work on all three?  Or does anyone have any experience using any of
> these, who could tell me which ones you think are best, and which ones to
> stay away from?

I would bet that a GPGP encrypted file would do the job. Simply add the 
passes to a text file that is encrypted.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi.com