RE: How to avoid the '500 worst passwords of all time'
Yep everyone wants to know if their password is on the list. I couldn't get in either.
I've used PasswordWiz and was happy with it, but it doesn't work on several of the new sites using Flash. I've not counted my passwords but it long ago surpassed the century mark so I need help and want the convenience of a pw manger. Some have suggested "systems" which work as long as no one wants to crack them. The most secure is random character sets and the longer the better.
Having managed the admins for some very large secure networks I've been amazed at the nonchalant use of passwords by top management as well as admins. As a consultant I've entered systems simply by extending the systematic password patterns given to users.
On top secret sites we have used external key generators, but that is more than most people want to use. The best thing about passwords is that it keeps nosey people out of your space.
