![]() ![]() ![]() Let’s check out the power of KeePassX, the little “Gen.” button next to the password field, let’s create a new password (for example in case on or 38 of your services got hacked) □♂️ It will take some time to manually enter them into the app, but once you’re done with that it will make your workflow way easier. That way KeePassX is a fantastic way of storing your current passwords. KeePassX is rating the quality of your password too: Not that bad, the rating for my old Instagram password. Type in your current password into the password field. It kinda looks like this:įor myself, a typical entry would be titled “Instagram Login” with my handle as username. Press the Command + Y combination (or click on entries – Add New Entry in the menu). Now, let’s start with storing your passwords. kdb file where your passwords are going to be stored.Ĭongrats, you’ve made the first step into protecting your passwords. ![]() ![]() Once you’ve created your database hit the “Save Database as” option and store it somewhere on your computer. That way your passwords are still save, for example in case your computer get’s hacked. Your database is protected by a password. Once installed you’re about to setup a new database, the place where your passwords are going to be saved: The app itself actually looks pretty old, but we’re not here to complain about the design. There is a local app that can be installed on your computer, they also offer a free portable version that can run from any USB-device.įor myself I opted for the Mac version called KeePassX. The official KeePass app is designed for Windows, Mac and Linux. Check out their feature page for more information about their encryption features. The local database is encrypted through AES and Twofish, two of the most secure encryption algorithms out there. That way their code is ‘controlled’ by thousands of people, any mistake or wrong coding, even attacks are pretty much reported right away. KeePass is a free and open source password management tool. The solution that appealed to me was a combination of KeePassX (for the computer version) and MiniKeePass for the smartphone version. But – most of them do have their own algorithms, their own code. There are plenty of services out there that offer some good and probably reliable password management tools. The file that stores the passwords locally must be encrypted too.Sync passwords between a computer and a smartphone without using a third party online service.Each password should be unique, 25 characters long.The key specifications I wanted to match were the following ones: Therefore I went onto some research on how to avoid that problem in the future. Changing passwords on 38 services isn’t fun, believe me. The recent data leak though EyeEm made me rethink my password management. Doing a short calculation I’m at about 38 unique services including Spotify, Adobe, Backblaze and such. But all of that has changed with the rise of new apps, softwares, social medias, websites and such. Things back in the days were pretty easy, I used Facebook, Instagram and some email software. I decided to just change some parts of my old password, but sticked with the same method of using the same password for pretty much any platform. Things worked out pretty well until Adobe got hacked back in 2013, with a leak of some impressive 153M accounts and their passwords. It contained letters, numbers, special characters, 14 letters long. When I first started to enter the online world a bunch of years ago I was smart enough to create a somewhat save password. 20M addresses, names, usernames, bios and well, passwords. It hit with EyeEm this time, an online photography platform. Hello there fellow photographer (and everyone who’s interested in their online safety), ![]()
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