Password overload plagues US.biz

Password overload plagues US.biz
John Leyden, The Register 2005-09-27

Managing multiple passwords is driving end-users up the wall and leading to rising help desk costs due to frequent password reset calls.

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Password overload plagues US.biz 2005-09-28
Anonymous

OK, this raises a valid point, but what is the best practice solution? Surely it isn't the sticky note in this day and age. What about password managers that encrypt your passwords and require you to only memorize one? Or Biometrics which esentially do the same thing only with a personal touch ;-...

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Password overload plagues US.biz 2005-09-29
FiNaLBeTa

I found no other way then using a password manager myself. Single point of failure instaid of many. Not a bad trade of if you know what you are doing....

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Password overload plagues US.biz 2005-09-29
Anonymous

Absolutely! I've seriously thought about hanging neon-orange Post-It notes from my monitor, one per password, as a form of existential protest. I am so utterly fed up with the insanity!

We have to change our e-mail passwords every 90 days, with a whole series of "nag" messages leading up to the...

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The easy solution... 2005-09-30
Roger

is Bruce Schneier's free Password Safe, available from

http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

(or any of several other similar tools, although IMHO Password Safe is the best). It's basically an encrypted database, strongly encrypted under a single well-chosen master password, and with an interface ...

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Password overload plagues US.biz 2005-10-02
jcase (at) steuber (dot) com [email concealed]

IDiot. This behavior has been obvious for 10 years, at least....

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