Re: concur
I use 1Password, and have for years. I don't know my passwords to any* websites that I log in to. Each website gets a different password, and by default I try to make it as long as possible (1Password's current limit is 50 characters.) Of course there are always numbers and specials thrown in for good measure.
It's been a great way to see who's secure and who's not. For example, about a year ago, I used 1Password to set my password at a bank. It happily let me set my password. My M.O. when using 1Password to set my password is to set it, then immediately log out and back in to test that it works. Well, the bank's website let me set my password. It was stored in the vault. I logged out, and could not log back in. After a call to the bank's customer support line, we determined that while the website would allow me to SET my password with certain special characters, it would not actually let me LOGIN using that same password with those certain special characters in it. *smh*
Additionally, I just went round and round with a different customer support person about this on a different website. While the problem didn't actually end up being password-related, I submit this for fun: http://blog.mikevitale.com/2015/05/11/peloton-customer-support/
* Not exactly true. I know a couple; they tend to be the ones that I cannot use my fingerprint on my phone to log in with.
It's been a great way to see who's secure and who's not. For example, about a year ago, I used 1Password to set my password at a bank. It happily let me set my password. My M.O. when using 1Password to set my password is to set it, then immediately log out and back in to test that it works. Well, the bank's website let me set my password. It was stored in the vault. I logged out, and could not log back in. After a call to the bank's customer support line, we determined that while the website would allow me to SET my password with certain special characters, it would not actually let me LOGIN using that same password with those certain special characters in it. *smh*
Additionally, I just went round and round with a different customer support person about this on a different website. While the problem didn't actually end up being password-related, I submit this for fun: http://blog.mikevitale.com/2015/05/11/peloton-customer-support/
* Not exactly true. I know a couple; they tend to be the ones that I cannot use my fingerprint on my phone to log in with.
