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Storing passwords in text file...?
I store my usernames and passwords in a plain text file that's stored in my documents folder on a Windows machine. Is this bad? Can that file be accessed through the internet? In the past my address list for a particular email account has been used...
Thanks for any comments and advice.
Thanks for the answers so far, especially Chris & Charlie. The middle answer link is for a paid site. I'll let this run a few days and then choose a best answer.
Good answers. Thanks for all. It's always difficult to choose a best answer but I will anyway.
4 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
Well yes that could be bad. If a hacker got a hold of it they would have all your passwords. You should probably write them down or you could store them on a thumb drive or you could look into file encryption. If you don't do any of these things at least don't name the file passwords. A good name to hide that file would be Readme.txt it would most likely be over looked by anyone trying to find important information.
- Charlie KellyLv 69 years ago
if you get any malware on your system, like a RAT, then you'd be serving them up on a silver platter, although any kind of keylogger would lead to similar results.
Storing them in a text file or saved in a browser probably bring an equal amount of risk.
