[Ham-Computers] Passwords

[R.D. Montgomery]

Good Afternoon Gary,

I use LastPass and have for many many years.

To answer your question, if you use the same password for your machine that
you do your password safe, yes, the hacker will have access to the
passwords in the safe.  As you search for a password safe option for
yourself, there are things you can look for.  For example, some added
security feature LastPass has is Multi-factor authentication to open the
vault.  They have other features in their paid service (which I have
subscribed to for many years as well) such as "emergency access".  I have
the ability to give friends access to my safe, after x-number of days (it's
more in-depth than that, but we'll just leave it simple).  They have
iPhone, Android, Chrome, Firefix and a ton more apps.

I would obviously not recommend using the same 'master password' for
everything.  There are a million different stratagies you can use, one that
I employ is adding the service into the password.  For example:  *ba*<my
complicated base password>*nk* for a banking password.  Or *vault*<base
password>.  Then even if my base password was compromised, they would have
to know the additional "service" and how I've broken it up in/around my
base password.  But, for the most part, each service I use has a unique
password generated by LastPass and stored in the vault.

Hope this answers your question, if you have any additional (regarding
Lastpass) feel free to contact me offlist.

-Ronnie
WØrdm

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM Gene <erastber at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> Again,  the password monster has reared his ugly head!
>
> It seems as though you must have a password to go poop. . . .
>
> The question is,  is there a PW program  ("vault",  etc.)  that works well?
> If a hacker can get into your machine and steal banking info etc.  what
> would keep the same  hacker from getting into the PW program?
>
> What,  if any,  pgms have you guys used and what do you think of them?
>
> Thanks
>
> 73
>
> Gene,  WØQFC
> since 1953
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