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They've had two-step authentication since March of 2013: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5570
Except the article seems to be saying that Apple's two-factor auth isn't required to access iCloud backups and that it only protects account details, payment methods, etc.
Just to give OP a heads up: the article's font is rendering terribly in Windows Chrome.
This is only half of my password; the first part is a password I can remember easily with numbers and letters, the second is the generated key.
This means that even I don't really know my password and if someone found my Yubikey then it's useless to them without the other half that only I know.
(I do have a printout in a safe place of the key and also a backup Yubikey)
I use this password for my computer as well as my 1password vault which is generally filled with randomly generated keys for each website.
Might sound a bit overkill but if you can; why not?
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That's not how 1Password works. All passwords for 1Password are stored locally in an AES encrypted file. They never see, touch, or have any control over your passwords on their end. Even if they suddenly shut down tomorrow, all your passwords would still be accessible unless you chose to delete the application and have zero backups to restore from. They even have an export function to dump the passwords (unencrypted)…
You are 100% correct. To add to this all syncing on 1Password is done using 3rd party vendors. You can use dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, etc to do the actual syncing of the encrypted files.
I can spend $40-80 and buy a bunch of 1Password license packages, or I can use KeePass and place the database in my Dropbox folder. Yes, 1Password has a more aesthetic interface, but otherwise it basically does the exact same thing.
I use a Yubikey with a generated key. This is only half of my password; the first part is a password I can remember easily with numbers and letters, the second is the generated key. This means that even I don't really know my password and if someone found my Yubikey then it's useless to them without the other half that only I know. (I do have a printout in a safe place of the key and also a backup Yubikey) I use this…
I use a Yubikey with a generated key. This is only half of my password; the first part is a password I can remember easily with numbers and letters, the second is the generated key. This means that even I don't really know my password and if someone found my Yubikey then it's useless to them without the other half that only I know. (I do have a printout in a safe place of the key and also a backup Yubikey) I use this…
My biggest problem with the Apple's password policy is that I'm required to enter it periodically on an ipad or iphone - meaning I can't keep it lastpass and that complex alphanumeric passwords are even harder to enter.
I use a Yubikey with a generated key. This is only half of my password; the first part is a password I can remember easily with numbers and letters, the second is the generated key. This means that even I don't really know my password and if someone found my Yubikey then it's useless to them without the other half that only I know. (I do have a printout in a safe place of the key and also a backup Yubikey) I use this…
What's the advantage to this over simply using 1password?
I also run software on my MacBook Pro so that when I pull the Yubikey it automatically engages the screensaver which in turn requires the password to disable.
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Well, Keepass is free as in beer too, so from a licensing perspective, that's a factor (mainly for adoption) though, 1Password is a totally affordable and solid investment for 99%+ of folks on this board). Free allows much more organic adoption - I can recommend a friend to use KeePass without worrying a bit that he doesn't think 1Password is a good investment. I can mandate it for my team at work without having to g…
Free as in beer is a reason to be more distrustful of the software. Sure it's more convenient, but this seems to be an area where it's really worth investing money in getting the more reliable solution.
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Well, Keepass is free as in beer too, so from a licensing perspective, that's a factor (mainly for adoption) though, 1Password is a totally affordable and solid investment for 99%+ of folks on this board). Free allows much more organic adoption - I can recommend a friend to use KeePass without worrying a bit that he doesn't think 1Password is a good investment. I can mandate it for my team at work without having to g…
Free as in beer is a reason to be more distrustful of the software. Sure it's more convenient, but this seems to be an area where it's really worth investing money in getting the more reliable solution.
I use a Yubikey with a generated key. This is only half of my password; the first part is a password I can remember easily with numbers and letters, the second is the generated key. This means that even I don't really know my password and if someone found my Yubikey then it's useless to them without the other half that only I know. (I do have a printout in a safe place of the key and also a backup Yubikey) I use this…
That sounds secure, but help me understand: Is it the same password everywhere? How do you manage the different passwords for different services? How do you enter your password to login on an ipad, or on your phone? My biggest problem with the Apple's password policy is that I'm required to enter it periodically on an ipad or iphone - meaning I can't keep it lastpass and that complex alphanumeric passwords are even h…
Most of my website passwords are generated keys; each different - all stored within 1password, should there be an issue at any point (doubtful) I can always go through the "forgot password" features on any given website to reset it to something temporarily that I can use easily.