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security-tools [2018/05/13 01:45]
serbizadmin [Password Management]
security-tools [2019/03/11 11:56]
serbizadmin [Password Management]
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 ====== Password Management ====== ====== Password Management ======
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-* [[https://www.keepassx.org/downloads|KeepPassX]]\\+* [[https://www.keepassx.org/downloads|KeepPassX]] or its fork, [[https://keepassxc.org|KeepPassXC]]\\
 Use this app to manage your passwords and other important info bits. In addition to using a strong password (at least 8 characters, with certain characters in capital, also using both numbers and special characters), it is recommended that the database and passkey be placed in separate locations. Use this app to manage your passwords and other important info bits. In addition to using a strong password (at least 8 characters, with certain characters in capital, also using both numbers and special characters), it is recommended that the database and passkey be placed in separate locations.
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 Save any changes you do by clicking on the Save icon.  Save any changes you do by clicking on the Save icon. 
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 +Otherwise, it's "business as usual": people use different accounts using the same password. The obvious problem with the habit is that once an account is compromised at one site, your "univeral" password can be easily used in other sites using only different login name. 
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 * Check also [[https://haveibeenpwned.com|using this utility]] if your email has already been compromised. \\ * Check also [[https://haveibeenpwned.com|using this utility]] if your email has already been compromised. \\
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-If indeed compromised, change the passwords at the sites concerned. +If indeed compromised, change the passwords at the sites concerned. Change your password for your email address as well.
 ====== File Encryption====== ====== File Encryption======
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-* [[https://www.truecrypt71a.com/downloads/|TrueCrypt]]\\ +[[https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html|Veracrypt]]|[[https://www.truecrypt71a.com/downloads/|TrueCrypt]]\\ 
-For users on Mac OS v10.12.6 (or possibly later), [[https://doku.moodlearning.com/tmp/TrueCrypt-7.1a.mpkg.zip|download this tweaked version]]. With Truecrpyt, create an encrypted container, mount it, put in important files, and dismount it. Note: the containair size should always be slightly bigger than the total size of files to be put it.  \\+Use Veracrypt for newer machinces. \\ 
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 +For users on Mac OS v10.12.6 (or possibly later), [[https://doku.moodlearning.com/tmp/TrueCrypt-7.1a.mpkg.zip|download this tweaked version of TrueCrypt]].  
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 +With Veracrypt/Truecrypt, create an encrypted container, mount it, put in important files, and dismount it. Note: the containair size should always be slightly bigger than the total size of files to be put it.  \\
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