Using the same password on more than one web service is very dangerous!
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Are you using the same password on more than one website? Is your password for Ebay and Hotmail the same? If it is then you might want to re-think that decision. If someone learns your password on one site (even possibly including the website admin) then they can access your other sites with the same password.
Concerned about this issue I did some searching on the internet for the best way to manage passwords. I ran across a great password hashing tool called Hashapass a few years ago:
Hashapass automatically generates strong passwords from a master password and a parameter. Given the same master password and parameter, Hashapass will always give you the same result. You don’t have to store your generated passwords anywhere.
After looking at the code and customizing it for my own use I created a couple of ways to generate passwords. I now use the Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget when I am sitting at my desk, this online version lets me generate a password when I am out and about, and the stand alone version on my USB drive for easy portability.
Feel free to use my online version if you would like. By the way, I don’t store any passwords or capture any of the passwords that are generated here. In addition, you can use this page over a SSL connection to this page to help ensure nobody else is capturing your passsword…
