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Security is a mindset. Carrying your master password around with you isn't safe, it's only perceived to be safe because you're not a target, like waking down a
by Cozumel 10y ago
Security is a mindset. Carrying your master password around with you isn't safe, it's only perceived to be safe because you're not a target, like waking down a dark alley is 'safe' only because you're not carrying any cash.
If someone wants access to your stuff and you're carrying your master password then you may as well just not bother using a password in the first place!
- probably_wrong 10y agoI'm sure someone could one-up us by saying "your password could be extracted from you under torture, you need a behavioral pattern password that cannot be replicated under stress", and so on. I agree that Snowden should not carry his password in his wallet, but at the same time, I think that we'd see a drastic improvement in security if all regular users did precisely that (and Bruce Schneier agrees [1]). Those that think they can be targets and/or deeply care about the issue can always do it the better (but more expensive) way. [1] https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/write_down_your.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/06/write_down_yo...