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How often do you find yourself in a situation where you need to enter a password, but you don't have the password manager on that device? Algorithms have their
by metalliqaz 9y ago
How often do you find yourself in a situation where you need to enter a password, but you don't have the password manager on that device?
Algorithms have their downside, sure, but for someone like me who is often working on other computers that aren't mine, managers are a non starter.
- Ajedi32 9y agoYou have a phone, don't you? Just look up your passwords on there. You can even use something like InputStick to auto-type the password into the other computer if you'd rather not do it manually.
- metalliqaz 9y agoHmm... InputStick, that's a cool little gadget, never heard of that.
- drinchev 9y agoWorking on computers that aren't yours and remaining secure is quite challenging. I would recommend you to use any password, but rotate the credentials every time you enter them in one of these.
- donald123 9y agoConsider some portable password manager stored on a usb drive.
- robmcm 9y agoLogging into a system that doesn't support your password manager, such as games consoles, shared computers, restricted work machines etc. Copying over a really long generated password is much harder than an algo you can perform in your head.
- woobar 9y agoEven worse - entering a password into a device without keyboard. Smart TVs, streaming sticks, consoles, etc. Extra fun when every input character is immediately masked.
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- nikcub 9y agouse KeyPassXC - it supports generating word based or readable passwords and you can set it as the default
- gregmac 9y agoAlmost never. I do have it synchronized across a few devices, including my phone (which is PIN protected, plus my password manager has its own different PIN, and requires passphrase after a reboot). For the couple passwords I have to enter on other devices (like Netflix) I often just create them by hand, and choose something easy to type on an on-screen keyboard, and then store it in my password manager. For example: "assdeeeerffghhhjuiop". If the keyboard is sorted alphabetically instead of QWERTY, I'll adapt to that. I generally only have to type this in once or twice a year so it's not a huge deal.
- TeddyBear060 9y agoAnd what about a decentralized passwords manager. Just enter the platform name, your master key and a PIN and boum ! You got your password back :-) It's free, fast and secure. Try ANPM: https://teddybear06.github.io/ANPM/ https://teddybear06.github.io/ANPM/