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I hate passwords. I forget them all the time. That’s why I use “123456” as my password for everything. Although this has led to having all the money siphoned from my bank account on several occasions, Sundog pays me half my check in Dt. Mountain Dew, so it hasn’t been too bad. Unfortunately, due to being 6 months behind on my rent, I’ve been forced to explore a more secure solution for my password issues.

Along came Passpack. Here’s how it went down:

1. I Googled “online password storage”, because I always want access to my passwords, even when I’m yachting off the coast of Somalia.
2. I clicked on the Passpack link at the top of the search results.
3. I noticed they were based in Italy, and I love Italian food so I gave them all my personal information.

Here’s how Passpack works:

• You login to Passpack using a standard username and password.
• Then download your “pack” using an SSL connection with extended validation certificates. You can ensure that you are at the correct website, because you also have a personalized message unique to your login.
• Now you enter a pass phrase which decrypts your pack using a secure AES-256 encryption algorithm.
• Once you update your password information, it is repacked before being uploaded back to Passpack. This means that they never have access to your personal information.

Other noteworthy features:

• Autologin, allows you to login to websites using a single click, without having to physically look up a password or copy and paste.
• Disposable passwords, which can only be used once. Perfect for when you need to give someone one time access, or are using a public computer.
• You can import all your passwords from other password storage software, including Roboform, Password Plus and KeePass.

Passpack is free for individual users with less than 100 passwords. They also provide corporate accounts that allow for user level restrictions and password sharing for a monthly fee.

Basically, I love Passpack. Gone are the days where I have to rely on “123456” as my password for everything. Now I can use something that even I won't remember, like a girlfriends birthday.