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The author recommends using a password algorithm that you can mentally process and then storing the results in a password manager. If you're going to store them
by roryisok 9y ago
The author recommends using a password algorithm that you can mentally process and then storing the results in a password manager. If you're going to store them why not let the password manager generate the pass for you?
- lucideer 9y agoMy guess is that the intent is that the passwords would be recoverable by you without the aid of a password manager, but that the relative convenience of a password manager still adds benefits (e.g. behaviourally: guiding you away from any potential tendency to opt for "simpler" passwords out of laziness)
- notzorbo3 9y ago> that the passwords would be recoverable by you Just click "Forgot password"?
- kranner 9y agoPasswords can be used for systems other than websites, where "forgot password"-type reset doesn't always exist.
- roryisok 9y agoI assume you're talking about OS logins or something. But lets be honest here, 99% of the passwords we use daily are for websites or web based services
- lucideer 9y agoI suppose I could reword "recoverable" to "usable in relatively rare situations where your normal password-manager-enabled workflow isn't conveniently available" - depending on how rare these situations are, resetting every single time could be quite an annoyance.
- kranner 9y agoThe author suggests storing in password managers optionally, "for reference". The point of using an algorithm to generate a password is that you only have to remember the algorithm and can always work out the password on a new computer.