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Please, try to be in my shoes. Even teaching copy-paste is so difficult, how do you want me to teach them biometrics? The "I'll manage all your passwords for y

Please, try to be in my shoes. Even teaching copy-paste is so difficult, how do you want me to teach them biometrics? The "I'll manage all your passwords for you" is the only solution that actually works. The ONLY other alternative is that they use 123456 as password everywhere. I already explained why I can't get them to use a password manager.

elcomet 8y ago
So what if 123456 is a sensible password for them? Explain them why they should use a more secure password. If they don't get it's maybe they really don't need a more secure password (they don't care who has access to their accounts, and the likelihood of them being hacked is very low).
- icebraining 8y ago
  People get killed every day making similar assumptions with automobile safety. The ability for a person to "get it" is not a good indicator of their susceptibility to harm.
Guest9812398 8y ago
What about going back to the notebook idea? You give them a notebook that's called 'Passwords' and it sits on the desk beside their computer. They only write passwords in that notebook, and you can explain to them to write at least 20 random numbers and letters for new passwords. When you visit, you can write those passwords down in your password manager. This way if the book goes missing or there is a disaster, you have a backup.
- FooBarWidget 8y ago
  They lose the entire notebook. The thing is, they only need login credentials a couple of times a year or so. Things like social media and email are apps that are logged in all the time so they only need to reauthenticate when something is wrong or when a special event happens (like buying a new phone). So that only leaves a thousand different boring things that they only rarely access, like the government ID, the utility company account, the insurance company account, etc. So every time they have no idea where that particular notebook is among their tens of other notebooks, pieces of papers etc.

elcomet 8y ago

So what if 123456 is a sensible password for them? Explain them why they should use a more secure password. If they don't get it's maybe they really don't need a more secure password (they don't care who has access to their accounts, and the likelihood of them being hacked is very low).

icebraining 8y ago
People get killed every day making similar assumptions with automobile safety. The ability for a person to "get it" is not a good indicator of their susceptibility to harm.

Guest9812398 8y ago

What about going back to the notebook idea? You give them a notebook that's called 'Passwords' and it sits on the desk beside their computer. They only write passwords in that notebook, and you can explain to them to write at least 20 random numbers and letters for new passwords. When you visit, you can write those passwords down in your password manager. This way if the book goes missing or there is a disaster, you have a backup.

FooBarWidget 8y ago
They lose the entire notebook. The thing is, they only need login credentials a couple of times a year or so. Things like social media and email are apps that are logged in all the time so they only need to reauthenticate when something is wrong or when a special event happens (like buying a new phone). So that only leaves a thousand different boring things that they only rarely access, like the government ID, the utility company account, the insurance company account, etc. So every time they have no idea where that particular notebook is among their tens of other notebooks, pieces of papers etc.