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by WestCoastJustin 4642 days ago
Use a password safe (sometimes called a vault)! A password safe is an encrypted database that allows you, and your team, to securely store and share passwords. Basically, it is a free piece of software that is cross platform (win, mac, linux), simply store it on a shared drive, and give your team access, they use a common password to access the safe, which holds the other passwords. Create multiple safes if you need segregation i.e. dev safe, sysadmin safe, network safe, etc. I have created a screencast about this @ http://sysadmincasts.com/episodes/7-why-you-should-use-a-pas...

p.s. please, please, please do NOT use a cloud based solution to store your passwords! These are your crown jewels, do not outsource this!
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jhh 4641 days ago
The problem with this solution is that there's no real authorisation or role model built in. For example, if an employee leaves the company, you will have to change the password safe's password, and almost nobody does that. It's also trivially easy for anyone to copy the complete database at any point of time.

So yeah, it's better than an Excel sheet, but there remain unsolved problems.

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