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You are, of course, correct. The main issue isn't with writing them down but with people finding them if they are written down. This means not putting passwor
by IncRnd 10y ago
You are, of course, correct. The main issue isn't with writing them down but with people finding them if they are written down.
This means not putting passwords on a post-it on the monitor and to guard them like you guard your wallet or house "keys", wherever they are written down or otherwise recorded.
Of course, with so many passwords in one place, it's best to do a little planning in case a paper gets lost or wet. It's also a good idea to consider what might happen if ALL passwords get disclosed at once.
- midgetjones 10y agoIf they just steal your computer, they'll most likely still be logged in to many services already. If there's no password at login, they can already request a password change and a confirmation email from any other site. Not to mention autofill - my Dad is a terror for this. He sees it as a convenience, but I'm pretty sure his autofill could file his tax return for him by now.
- IncRnd 10y agoThis is what disk encryption targets.
- taserian 10y agoOne way of semi-resolving the issue of the paper falling into another's hands is writing the password and adding characters to it on paper that you know not to add when using it as a password. For example, when we visit my mother-in-law, she likes to hand over her ATM card for us to do local errands. My wife, knowing that she'll forget the PIN, writes it as a telephone number, where she knows the offset/method to extract the PIN.