Comments on: Use copy and paste to enter long passwords http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm Easy to understand computer help Wed, 23 May 2012 11:31:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dave W http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19343 Dave W Wed, 16 May 2012 03:37:03 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1453#comment-19343 How about if your passwords were on a thumb drive? Would not copy/paste from there defeat keyloggers on a public computer? You would "just" have to be very careful with that thumb drive. How about if your passwords were on a thumb drive? Would not copy/paste from there defeat keyloggers on a public computer? You would “just” have to be very careful with that thumb drive.

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19317 Rick Sat, 12 May 2012 02:34:06 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1453#comment-19317 I agree Roger...a keylogger would not be thwarted by this tip. I meant this tip to be for folk using their own device in a secure and trusted location only. Typing out passwords on a public machine is not a good idea. Thanks for the comment! I agree Roger…a keylogger would not be thwarted by this tip. I meant this tip to be for folk using their own device in a secure and trusted location only. Typing out passwords on a public machine is not a good idea. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Rrogr http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19314 Rrogr Fri, 11 May 2012 22:29:29 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1453#comment-19314 But surely a keylogger would record whatever was typed anyway? Losing or forgetting passwords is a bigger risk to the user than anyone else. Security is not an abstract but something that has to be practical enough to work with people. But surely a keylogger would record whatever was typed anyway? Losing or forgetting passwords is a bigger risk to the user than anyone else. Security is not an abstract but something that has to be practical enough to work with people.

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7290 Rick Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:51:48 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1453#comment-7290 Not sure what this means...and don't agree. Not sure what this means…and don’t agree.

]]> By: Axelde http://helpmerick.com/use-copy-and-paste-to-enter-long-passwords.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7260 Axelde Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:49:03 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1453#comment-7260 See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2007/may/17/isitmoresecuretocopyand QUOTE: It's often convenient to paste in passwords but this would defeat only the simplest keylogging malware. It is trivially easy to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard. Therefore this could pose a major security risk!! See:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2007/may/17/isitmoresecuretocopyand

QUOTE: It’s often convenient to paste in passwords but this would defeat only the simplest keylogging malware. It is trivially easy to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard.

Therefore this could pose a major security risk!!

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