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Ask Slashdot: Should You Use Password Managers?
New submitter informaticsDude writes: What do Slashdot users recommend regarding the use of password managers? The recent election underscored the hackability of many personal accounts. One solution is to use different passwords for every digital experience. But, of course, humans are lousy at remembering large numbers of large random strings. Another solution is to use a password manager. However, password managers have been hacked in the past, in which case you lose everything. How do Slashdot users balance the competing risks? What is a person to do?
Ian Betteridge's head just exploded.
#DeleteChrome
> Yes, but I'm sure a photogenic memory is super uncommon.
But my god are they beautiful to look at.
There's several options.
(1) Don't use a lot of password protected services; that way: less to remember.
(2) Live with being occasionally hacked.
(3) The Bratva solution: someone hacks you, send someone to shoot them in the head.
I don't know about you, but I'm kind of partial to #1, with #3 being a close second. I don't particularly like #2.
KeepAss keeps your ass secure.
...gis sdrawkcab (usually not responding to ACs; don't bother posting as AC)
Some day I hope to see a submission with the headline: "Is Ian Betteridge's Law of Headlines Real ?". Sure, it might break the universe, but it's a risk we should be willing to take in the pursuit of truth.
I just write the passwords on Post-It notes and stick them to the monitor. :)
This exactly. Taped to the bottom of my keyboard.