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I use the same password for everything - just me?
by pclark 16y ago
I use the same password for everything - just me?
- michael_dorfman 16y agoDefinitely not just you-- that's the point of the article. Most people aren't aware of the dangers, though. Are you?
- pclark 16y agoyea. password managers suck though. and remembering numerous passwords is really hard.
- jaxn 16y agoHence the suggestions for passwords that are a variation on a theme: PclarkYcombinator123$%^ PclarkGmail123$%^
- pclark 16y agoi will adopt this strategy ;)
- TimMontague 16y agoThe problem with that approach is that once someone figures out 1 of your passwords "PclarkUnsecureWebsite123$%^", it becomes easy for them to guess "PclarkGmail123$%^".
- jaxn 16y agoYes, but that is if someone is looking at it. It is not easy for them to script if they stole a database of accounts and passwords. I am under the impression direct, targeted attacks are pretty rare, and that most of the purpose of a password is to prevent wide-spread automated attacks.