Re: Password Storage

On 8/1/06, Doug W <dougiegee_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> What do people generally do in the case of password storage? For example, I
> strongly believe that storing passwords in documents is a terrible idea as I
> am sure you would agree.
>

Store them in encrypted format. Even better it is when the employees
carry PDA's. For example, I have a Palm PDA and use the program
"Strip" to store all my passwords strongly encrypted with 256-bit AES.
If I lose the PDA, still my passwords will be safe.

Never store them in plain text. You can better have a post-it on your
monitor than having it stored in clear text on your PC IMO.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groet,
Rob klein Gunnewiek
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