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It is also practically true. I remember a couple of passwords for services I frequently have to log into without access to a password manager. I can make choic
by cyborgx7 8y ago
It is also practically true.
I remember a couple of passwords for services I frequently have to log into without access to a password manager. I can make choices about the security requirements for different services, and the security of the passwords I use for them. I can make choices about how to store them. I use a command-line program that stores passwords in individual textfiles, encrypts them with gpg and manages them with git. I could also choose to write them into a notebook with a cypher I can do in my head.
These are all choices I get to make because passwords are text, and nothing else.
- creeble 8y agoI was just about to type the same response. I can also write down passwords (unencrypted) to sites that I use infrequently, and for which I have low security requirements. For many such sites, a password reset is reasonably implemented and fast, and so for a vast number of sites, email security (and thus, email password security) == arbitrary site password security anyway.