Another Use for Live Mesh

So here's the problem, you have about a bajillion sites that make you create your own account. Raise your hand if you use the same 2 or 3 passwords across those sites. If you're good, you might have a more "secure" password for your email account, and another one for online banking (that way if your password to that micro-gaming site is compromised, they won't get your important account).

Well I can say honestly that I don't suffer from that problem. I have a different password for every site I visit regularly. Heck I even have a different password for every site I visit irregularly. Even better, I don't even know these passwords. Okay I lie, I know my Windows Live account password...but I have to know that one. My secret is simple: Password Safe + Live Mesh. Password Safe stores your passwords in a Blowfish Encrypted master file protected by a master key password. Live Mesh allows you to synchronize that master file across machines. The result, other than your Master Key Password and your Live ID password, you can remain blissfully ignorant of your passwords while still keeping them unique and safe.

Published Monday, November 24, 2008 4:36 AM by Mike Brown
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# re: Another Use for Live Mesh

Hey Mike,

Great solution to a common problem. For those who use Firefox, the excellent Foxmarks (addin) comes with a password manager that does the same. The file is encrypted with a pin, and it seems really secure. Your alternative is of course more secure but less integrated.

Cheers,

Laurent

Monday, November 24, 2008 4:48 AM by Laurent

# re: Another Use for Live Mesh

Nice idea - but at my customers (and also at friends) I work on machines running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. And AFAIK the Live Mesh software is only available for Vista and MacOSX (experimental stage)...?

Monday, November 24, 2008 8:11 AM by Christian Weyer

# re: Another Use for Live Mesh

I've run Live Mesh (public version not developer preview) on XP with no problem.

Monday, November 24, 2008 8:25 AM by Mike Brown

# re: Another Use for Live Mesh

OK, then I'll try it and use Keith's PasswordManager ;)

Thanks!

Monday, November 24, 2008 11:12 PM by Christian Weyer

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