I have never seen my approach to passwords mentioned on-line, or anywhere else either. Here's what I do. . .
I create shortcuts that copy my password to the Windows Clip-Board. When I visit a site that requires Log-In and Password, I simply paste using Ctrl-V.
I keep my password shortcuts in one folder. I have a shortcut on my DeskTop that opens that folder.
Warning! Of course, this solution is only appropriate on a system residing in a secure location. I DON'T do this on my LapTop! As well, really important passwords like banking, I keep in my head.
Note: There's a "trick" to putting a password in a shortcut. The difficulty is that the "straight forward" method will add a "Return" character, which will mess things up when it's used. The secret is to use the prompting feature of the SET command. Simply Pipe the prompt into ECHO and then Pipe the result to the ClipBoard.
In this example, the password "Password" is copied to the ClipBoard. . .
C:\Windows\System32\CMD.EXE /C ECHO | Set /p=Password| C:\Windows\System32\CLIP.EXE
Cheers, PW.
P.S. Although not necessary for function, I like to "Pretty Up" my shortcuts by using appropriate icons. For those cases where getting a nice icon is too much work, I use the "ClipBoard" icon from the %SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.DLL file in Windows.
P.P.S. Although I'm writing about putting UserNames and PassWords on the ClibBoard, this technique can be used to put ANY text on the ClipBoard using a ShortCut. For example, I also do this with my telephone number and E-Mail address -- basically any text I find myself typing often. |
