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Hey everyone,
I would love opinions. I would like to be better organized and more secure too. I'm just wondering what folks use to keep track of all their passwords.

I have heard several different ideas:
1. Have 5 really supper secure passwords that you rotate in using for different things, and that you keep in your memory.
2. Use a password keeper program.
3. Write on paper and keep in a locked safe.

I'm wondering what everyone is doing. I'm thinking a password program would be great, but there are many to choose from. For example I've thought about Passwordmaker (Firefox plugin) but this doesn't scale well to system passwords, and other combinations that I need to remember once in a great while like to a safe that I open once a month. Also I have grown fond of Epiphany using Webkit (because it is fast, fast, fast), and this is only a Firefox plugin. However, I love the idea of remembering one password for all of your websites, and cross platform too.

I would want the following features:
- native linux app that reads database
- native Windows app (and off of a thumb drive would be a bonus) because there are times when I have access to a Windows machine and no Linux is to be found.
- runs from command line (cool bonus because then I could use ssh to my home server with putty when at a computer that has internet)
- GPL or other free license would be good so that I know that the code is being checked by others to keep it secure
- generation of strong passwords, for those times I really want a strong password instead of one that I make up that is easier to remember

Thoughts?

Maybe my dream system has to use more than one program, but I'm just trying to cut down on the amount of manually transferring lists from one machine to another or one program to another. For example, maybe for internet passwords, Passwordmaker is the best option, and then I would have to copy over the passwords that it creates to another app so that I can use those passwords when I'm using Epiphany or on a machine that does not have Firefox or the extension installed.

I don't bank on-line and what little stocks I have left are not worth going on-line for. I do have a password making theme. so passwords on more important stuff are changed at various intervals and the same password is never reused. Even computer logins are completely different than router or the like passwords. Don't use any software. I just pray I never get a memory disease. My step father had Alzheimer's and I would not wish that on anyone. If you have a relative who has this get them into 24 hour care if you (or they) can afford it, Your life will be much better for it. I had to take care of my stepfather for a while and I would not wish that on anyone either. Let the pros deal with it.

Some people hate Kwallet, but it works for me.

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keepassx is available in the repos of many distributions (source tar ball for compilation where missing), on mac via dmg, and keepass version 1.<mumble> on windows via zip or exe or portableapps.com package. version 2.<mumble> on winders requires dot net(no thanks). all can read from the same database. secured by password, password and key, or key only. password generator included. it's gr8.

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