Different Passwords for Differrent Sites without the Hassle
Google engineer HongHai Shen advocates in a blog post to use strong passwords and to use different passwords for different sites. Easier said than done without the right tools, but there is a way to do this without having to remember all those passwords.
I use PasswordSafe, a free and easy to use program to manage an encrypted list of passwords and accesses with a single master password. Yes, if someone cracked the got access to your file and cracked the one master password you'd be screwed but it's the best solution I've found to manage all the passwords I need to track of a bunch of applications, databases, networks and other devices. From the PasswordSafe site:
Using Password Safe you can organize your passwords using your own customizable references--for example, by user ID, category, web site, or location. You can choose to store all your passwords in a single encrypted master password list (an encrypted password database), or use multiple databases to further organize your passwords (work and home, for example). And with its intuitive interface you will be up and running in minutes.
This is a bit counter to HongHai Shen's advice:
Also, if you need to write your passwords down, keep them away from your computer
But I think he is more concerned with leaving around unencrpyted passwords.
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