Secret Stash

I am an avid Internet user, and as soon as I hear of a new website or an Internet-based service, I head over to the site to experience it firsthand. Almost all the websites need some kind of authentication before they let me use their services. The problem is, I personally find it very difficult to remember passwords, and with the increasingly common news of data and identity theft, I am scared to save passwords in browsers. Writing passwords down is out of question. Another possible way out is to use the same password everywhere – which is again a very unsafe option.

Online security has become a huge concern among Internet users today. News of some website being hacked fails to even surprise anymore. Although websites are doing whatever they can to keep user data safe, end users also have a role to play in ensuring security and privacy online. One important step is to use strong passwords for all the different Internet accounts. The other task is to manage passwords in a discrete and efficient way – don't just write them on Post-it notes and leave them around your workspace. Unfortunately, strong, unique passwords are difficult to memorize, which creates the need for some kind of efficient, secure means for tracking and managing authentication information

KeePassX [1] is a personal data management tool that helps you store your user IDs, passwords, email attachments, and comments all in a single secure database. This database is encrypted and is accessible only when you enter the correct key. KeePassX also helps you generate strong passwords.

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