Originally Posted By: haertig
Originally Posted By: TeacherRO
How do you carry around all those passwords/ pin numbers securely?
Writing it on a post-it in my wallet seems like a really bad idea...

Do you really have that many that need to carry them around with you? If you do, sure, get some electronic app/gadget that stores them all encrypted and accessible via a master password (which you will have to remember). This can be on a SmartPhone, on a thumbdrive, etc. depending on your needs. But consider first, do you really need that many when you're mobile that you can't just memorize them?

Absolutely, in my job.
One password for the computer. One for my Electronic Medical Record (actually 2 programs). 1 for my TSP account, 1 for my DFAS account (both military payment systems). My 2 bank accounts. My online access to EMR (of course, different password required!). There's 2 programs we use for continuing education that have different user ID's and passwords.

I've counted up to 13 passwords I typically need to access. Most of the work-related ones won't have the same log in requirements and need to be changed every few months. My solution is a freaking notepad.


Edited by MDinana (03/15/12 09:43 PM)