Enquiring Mimes» Security http://enquiringmimes.com/wp Tools and Technology for Adults Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:26:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Could you be using one of the 500 worst passwords of all times? http://enquiringmimes.com/wp/2009/08/01/could-you-be-using-one-of-the-500-worst-passwords-of-all-times/ http://enquiringmimes.com/wp/2009/08/01/could-you-be-using-one-of-the-500-worst-passwords-of-all-times/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:51:13 +0000 Dan Perlman http://enquiringmimes.com/wp/?p=2521 If you want to take a look at what people use as  their passwords, check here for a list of the 500 most common.  It seems the original list was published in the book “Perfect Password: Selection, Protection, Authentication” published in 2005.

Here’s the top 10 baddies:

  1. 123456
  2. password
  3. 12345678
  4. 1234
  5. (A word considered vulgar if not referring to a cat)
  6. 12345
  7. dragon
  8. qwerty
  9. 696969
  10. mustang

It might appear that the population surveyed were 14-year old boys.

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]]> http://enquiringmimes.com/wp/2009/08/01/could-you-be-using-one-of-the-500-worst-passwords-of-all-times/feed/ 0 Need a way to keep your passwords secure? http://enquiringmimes.com/wp/2008/10/29/need-a-way-to-keep-your-passwords-secure/ http://enquiringmimes.com/wp/2008/10/29/need-a-way-to-keep-your-passwords-secure/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:32:49 +0000 Dan Perlman http://enquiringmimes.com/wp/?p=768 keepass_logo I’ve managed network security startups several times.  What the experience taught me was how basically insecure and haphazard most people are about their computers and accounts.

I’m not usually much better, but I think we can agree that the yellow sticky with your account password stuck to your computer monitor is not a good idea.

Still, the question of how much security is the right amount persists.  I hate to think how many accounts I have between websites, computers, email accounts, networks and homebanking.  Ideally each of these accounts would have its own username and password.  How to keep track of all those passwords, how to keep track?

Enter KeePass, an open source, encrypted password password manager for Windows.

You can enter and organize all of your passwords by categories and subcategories and secure the entire database with a master password.  A nice feature allows you to copy your usernames and passwords to you clipboard so that they can be pasted into the application requesting them.

As you become a fan of KeePass, you’ll find there are a slew of plugins to extend the function and integrate KeePass

Download KeePass [via portablefreeware.com]

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