Ask Slashdot: Should You Use Password Managers?

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday March 8, 2017 @12:20PM from the actions-have-consequences dept.

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?

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Dont use lastpass by Chmarr · 2017-03-08 12:23 · Score: -1, Troll

Lastpass is a piece of crap. Having them be bought by GoToMyPC didn't help matters either.
No software is 100% secure. You just do the best you can. Use 2FA where available in addition to a password manager.
That said. 1Password rocks.
Re:KeePass by Anonymous Coward · 2017-03-08 12:49 · Score: 0, Troll

"i dont trust the cloud, but use the cloud"
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