r/mildlyinfuriating • u/King_Baboon • Mar 08 '16

Overdone Fuck it, hackers win.

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u/lumidaub Mar 08 '16

I can't install stuff on my work computer. Anything I need has to be approved and then pushed by IT.

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u/King_Baboon Mar 08 '16

Which is why it becomes a problem when your flashviewer is outdated and you have to call IT and create a work order for them to physically respond to give permissions to make necessary updates.

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u/blastnabbit Mar 08 '16

If you have a smartphone, there's an app. Or, at least, there are apps for 1Password and LastPass, which do the same thing.

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime Mar 08 '16

There are unofficial apps that can read KeePass databases/files. I use KeepassDroid.

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime Mar 08 '16

Install it on your phone, and while you'd have to generate weaker passwords (ones that aren't a pain to type), you'd get most of the advantages.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '16

Talk to IT about that one, it should be pretty easy to convince just about any IT Department that Keypass is a positive

It's in our standard image

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u/ArchersTest910 Mar 08 '16

Can you use a portable version on a flash drive? That's how I use mine remotely.

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u/lumidaub Mar 08 '16

Nope. Absolutely nothing from the outside may be connected to the computer. They're really concerned about corporate spies.

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u/ArchersTest910 Mar 08 '16

Gotcha. Another method I have is a synced keepass file on my phone which I can use for mobile stuff but also view the password so I can use it even in a case like that. Yeah, more steps and not super convenient but it works well enough.

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u/lumidaub Mar 08 '16

No wifi at work, no mobile internet plan (poor, starving student). Don't worry, I can deal, but thank you very much for your suggestions :D

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '16

You have a mobile phone. Use it!