Creating unique secure passwords for each service we use on the internet can be tough, particularly if you have requirements not to use an electronic password manager.

Without a easy to use password management solution in place, it’s almost inevitable at least 1 of the following will occur:
– You will use weak passwords
– Passwords will be reused
– Passwords will not be cycled out on a regular basis

One clever and simple product is QWERTY CARD, priced at ~$7aud each it allows virtually anyone to make a secure unique password for any service.

For example to generate passwords for Facebook and Youtube, I would use the card shown below to generate

Space Bar Code + AIRGAP + Site Name
Facebook: sh(/J3Hq.Q2s.o”.mA*qq1
Youtube: sh(/J3Hq.Q2s.o<q9&9*A

As no two cards are unique, the ability to choose your own secret passphrase, and the trailing ‘site name’ unique for each password makes this a very secure solution. Even if the card was compromised, without the personal secret, the password is still secure, and can be rotated on a regular basis by changing the secret.

What are your thoughts on the QWERTY card? Do you have a different solution in place?