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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



 
GeneralAll my passwords starts with ... Pin
MacSpudster15-Sep-14 12:57
professionalMacSpudster15-Sep-14 12:57 
GeneralPassword management application Pin
kmoorevs15-Sep-14 12:38
kmoorevs15-Sep-14 12:38 
GeneralMinimum length.. Pin
Tim Carmichael15-Sep-14 9:24
Tim Carmichael15-Sep-14 9:24 
QuestionRe: Minimum length.. Pin
Eddy Vluggen16-Sep-14 8:57
professionalEddy Vluggen16-Sep-14 8:57 
AnswerRe: Minimum length.. Pin
Tim Carmichael16-Sep-14 9:02
Tim Carmichael16-Sep-14 9:02 
GeneralI have a "formula".... Pin
Jahmal2315-Sep-14 9:20
Jahmal2315-Sep-14 9:20 
GeneralI have a function . . . Pin
ssa-ed16-Sep-14 10:23
ssa-ed16-Sep-14 10:23 
GeneralXKCD PinPopular
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:29
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:29 
I put this as a reply to other comment, but I will put it here also.

This is a good point of view about passwords:

"Through 20 years of effort, we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember, but easy for computers to guess."

http://xkcd.com/936/[^]
GeneralRe: XKCD Pin
PJ Arends15-Sep-14 8:34
professionalPJ Arends15-Sep-14 8:34 
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Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:50
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez15-Sep-14 8:50 
GeneralKeePass Pin
dexterama15-Sep-14 7:41
professionaldexterama15-Sep-14 7:41 
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PJ Arends15-Sep-14 7:45
professionalPJ Arends15-Sep-14 7:45 
GeneralRe: KeePass Pin
dexterama15-Sep-14 10:17
professionaldexterama15-Sep-14 10:17 
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Michael A. Barnhart15-Sep-14 10:56
Michael A. Barnhart15-Sep-14 10:56 
GeneralRe: KeePass Pin
MalachiJones16-Sep-14 6:51
MalachiJones16-Sep-14 6:51 
GeneralRe: KeePass Pin
Bassam Abdul-Baki16-Sep-14 6:59
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki16-Sep-14 6:59 
GeneralI'm surprised post it notes on the monitor was not a choice. Pin
jkirkerx15-Sep-14 6:48
professionaljkirkerx15-Sep-14 6:48 
GeneralRe: I'm surprised post it notes on the monitor was not a choice. Pin
KarstenK15-Sep-14 7:02
mveKarstenK15-Sep-14 7:02 
GeneralMemory, or reset. Pin
Jörgen Andersson15-Sep-14 5:52
professionalJörgen Andersson15-Sep-14 5:52 
GeneralSuggestion for next question: Pin
James Curran15-Sep-14 5:48
James Curran15-Sep-14 5:48 
GeneralRe: Suggestion for next question: Pin
PIEBALDconsult15-Sep-14 7:42
mvePIEBALDconsult15-Sep-14 7:42 
GeneralI'm not telling you. Pin
OriginalGriff15-Sep-14 5:39
mveOriginalGriff15-Sep-14 5:39 
GeneralRe: I'm not telling you. Pin
thatraja15-Sep-14 5:59
professionalthatraja15-Sep-14 5:59 
GeneralRe: I'm not telling you. Pin
OriginalGriff15-Sep-14 6:03
mveOriginalGriff15-Sep-14 6:03 
GeneralRe: I'm not telling you. Pin
Kenneth Haugland15-Sep-14 6:21
mvaKenneth Haugland15-Sep-14 6:21 

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