{"id":4379,"date":"2011-01-14T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T18:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/granades.com\/?p=4379"},"modified":"2011-04-05T12:35:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T17:35:53","slug":"how-to-make-a-password-encryption-card-in-one-easy-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/granades.com\/?p=4379","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Password Encryption Card in One Easy Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, when <a href=\"https:\/\/granades.com\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/14\/start-using-a-password-manager\/\">talking about password managers<\/a>, I mentioned that I didn&#8217;t store any of my financial passwords in a password manager. Instead, I have a card that assigns three random characters per letter or number. For each bank, I use the first five letters of the bank&#8217;s name and then use the card to encrypt those letters. As an example, for &#8220;Acme Bank&#8221; I&#8217;d use &#8220;acmeb&#8221; and translate that into a fifteen-character-long password using my card.<\/p>\n<p>The website that generated the card for me isn&#8217;t around any more, so I re-created the code for anyone who&#8217;d like to use a similar scheme.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/includes\/gen-passcard-min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>GENERATE PASSWORD CARD <a href=\"javascript:printCard();\">with symbols<\/a> or <a href=\"javascript:printCard(true);\">without symbols<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you click one of the above links, you&#8217;ll get a new webpage with three copies of your randomly-generated password card. Print out that page and cut it into three pieces. Laminate one and stick it in your wallet. Put one of the others in a safe place. The third is for back-up or if you have two people who need to have access to the password card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while back, when talking about password managers, I mentioned that I didn&#8217;t store any of my financial passwords in a password manager. Instead, I have a card that assigns three random characters per letter or number. 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