[leemck]

I have been managing passwords for more than 12 years with an encrypted vi file. Inside the file, every login uses a unique password. I generate unique passwords in batches of 100 or so using a script that I list below.

This scheme has the obvious single point of entry weakness and a further keystroke logger vulnerability. I have never had any of the 360+ accounts and logins compromised.

It is very important to not use the browser for secure activity if one has been browsing Internet junk recently. I have no doubt that all kinds of keystroke logging scripts do get started. I occasionally run rkhunter and top looking for intrusions and compromises.

Script for making big batches of passwords:

      File of passwords. First 99 are lettes usable for names, next 100 is pasword strings. 1-6-2008

      Here is the command line:

      (/usr/bin/apg -a 1 -n 99 -m 11 -x 13 -M CL; /usr/bin/apg -a 1 -n 100 -m 17 -x 23 -M NCL ) | cat -n