MYTHS about Passwords

[SCANNERMAN]

Thought I'd share this interesting link here. Personally, I don't use a password manager. I keep mine writtten down in a little black book which I keep in a relatively safe place. Password managers have consisently been proven unreliable.

Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices

We tear down some infosec conventional wisdom—there's a lot of bad advice out there.

arstechnica.com

 

[Teeotsa]

Just use notepad to store your passwords, like i do

 

[dave67]

Just use notepad to store your passwords, like i do

Is it safe?

 

[Teeotsa]

Is it safe?

Yea it is, why wouldn't it be?

 

[SCANNERMAN]

it's "safe" with end-to-end encryption and good security. Otherwise you could start losing stuff like icons and access to account settings etc.

 

[Teeotsa]

it's "safe" with end-to-end encryption and good security. Otherwise you could start losing stuff like icons and access to account settings etc.

Haha, yeah...