Ultimate password protection

Carl Siechert and I are currently updating Windows Security Inside Out for a second edition due early next year. One promising new development that can really help you keep your online identity secure is to use a fingerprint reader manage your logons. Amazon has the Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader on sale right now. I’ve been told that it does a great job of logging you on automatically to your computer, remembering all your saved passwords, and entering them automatically when you browse to associated Web sites.

The best part of a system like this is that you can safely use strong, unique, truly random passwords for every site you visit. In fact, I generate a separate random password for every site and store them in Roboform. I keep the encrypted master list of passwords stored in an online drive and on a second system. That’s a big improvement over what most people do, which is to use one easy-to-remember password for every Web site. The trouble with that strategy, of course, is that if someone gets hold of your Amazon password, they can get into your Ebay account, and your PayPal account, and so on and so on.

Anyone tried this device yet?

One thought on “Ultimate password protection

  1. No, but it’s such a simple and ingenius solution using AI RoboForm that I never considered it. I use four odd variants of two passwords which gives me eight in all, but your suggestion is far better. Thanks Ed!

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