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How do you manage your passwords?

Survey period: 15 Sep 2014 to 22 Sep 2014

Us developers often have access to sensitive data (not just our own). If you use passwords, how do you manage them?

OptionVotes% 
Passwords scribbled on bits of paper scattered randomly442.38
A physical sheet of paper1216.56
An unencrypted file somewhere (your machine, cloud storage etc)20210.95
An encrypted file somewhere1809.76
A password management application (eg 1password)43223.41
An online password management service1116.02
I memorise all my passwords and never write them down64735.07
Other1085.85



 
GeneralRe: I'm not telling you. Pin
OriginalGriff15-Sep-14 8:00
mveOriginalGriff15-Sep-14 8:00 
GeneralRe: I'm not telling you. Pin
Kenneth Haugland15-Sep-14 9:28
mvaKenneth Haugland15-Sep-14 9:28 
GeneralKeeper Pin
Slacker00715-Sep-14 4:42
professionalSlacker00715-Sep-14 4:42 
GeneralRe: Keeper Pin
ZurdoDev15-Sep-14 7:17
professionalZurdoDev15-Sep-14 7:17 
GeneralSince the data was mentioned to be sensitive... Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan15-Sep-14 4:39
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan15-Sep-14 4:39 
GeneralRe: Since the data was mentioned to be sensitive... XKCD Pin
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:23
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:23 
GeneralI use the same one or two passwords everywhere Pin
chriselst15-Sep-14 4:28
professionalchriselst15-Sep-14 4:28 
GeneralRe: I use the same one or two passwords everywhere Pin
OriginalGriff15-Sep-14 5:38
mveOriginalGriff15-Sep-14 5:38 
Hopefully nobody sensible! Laugh | :laugh:

One guy I used to work for set everything he could to his wife's birthday - he forgot it once, but never again - so when you knew the alarm code for the building, you also know all his PIN numbers... Sigh | :sigh:
I'm just guessing that I could crack any of his online passwords in less than three tries. Wink | ;)
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

GeneralRe: I use the same one or two passwords everywhere Pin
Johnny J.16-Sep-14 20:14
professionalJohnny J.16-Sep-14 20:14 
GeneralRe: I use the same one or two passwords everywhere Pin
OriginalGriff16-Sep-14 21:05
mveOriginalGriff16-Sep-14 21:05 
GeneralSorta Not Written Down Pin
W Balboos, GHB15-Sep-14 4:13
W Balboos, GHB15-Sep-14 4:13 
GeneralRe: Sorta Not Written Down Pin
Kevin McFarlane15-Sep-14 6:25
Kevin McFarlane15-Sep-14 6:25 
GeneralNot able to memorize the password (s), :-( Pin
Madhanlal JM15-Sep-14 4:06
Madhanlal JM15-Sep-14 4:06 
GeneralRe: Not able to memorize the password (s), :-( Pin
KarstenK15-Sep-14 7:04
mveKarstenK15-Sep-14 7:04 
GeneralRe: Not able to memorize the password (s), :-( Pin
Madhanlal JM15-Sep-14 20:52
Madhanlal JM15-Sep-14 20:52 
GeneralA missing option PinPopular
Nemanja Trifunovic15-Sep-14 3:52
Nemanja Trifunovic15-Sep-14 3:52 
GeneralRe: A missing option Pin
MacSpudster15-Sep-14 13:00
professionalMacSpudster15-Sep-14 13:00 
GeneralNow memorising & soon .... Pin
thatraja15-Sep-14 3:11
professionalthatraja15-Sep-14 3:11 
GeneralOther Pin
Andrew Leeder15-Sep-14 2:45
Andrew Leeder15-Sep-14 2:45 
GeneralFooBar! Pin
Ravi Bhavnani15-Sep-14 2:34
professionalRavi Bhavnani15-Sep-14 2:34 

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