SuperGenPass: Clicking Your Way to Better Passwords
Aug 27 2008
For the first few years of my life on a computer, I knew almost nothing about security. I built my first desktop PC at age 15 and I loved it. I was cheap, so I put Windows XP Home on it, ignoring the warnings of my older and wiser geek friend about XP Professional vs Home. I turned it on, happily clicked the seemingly-smiling blue E icon on my desktop, and blazed about the interweb on my 56K connection. I paid no intention to passwords, firewalls, antivirus software (I knew about it, but remember, I was cheap), or anything resembling safe browsing habits. Several nasty trojans and something called the “Zlob worm” later, I started to take what you might call a mild interest in security.
Almost 7 years later, I have become a security freak and find myself evangelizing about the latest and greatest security practices and products. Security Now on the TWiT Podcasting network is one of my favorite podcasts and an excellent resource for the security-concious. However, it was only until recently that I started taking the notion of secure passwords seriously. While I have certainly changed my outlook on the value of computer security, I have stayed cheap, and I have been extremely reluctant to spend money on a good password generation and management application such as RoboForm or 1Password. Yet, as of late, I have found a great way to manage and create secure passwords within one’s browser. And it is free.
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