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>I like to tell people to treat passwords they have written down like they would a hundred dollar bill. (You keep it on your person, or lock it up when not in u
by SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
>I like to tell people to treat passwords they have written down like they would a hundred dollar bill. (You keep it on your person, or lock it up when not in use).
Does that system fall apart if you need to securely and remotely share a password with your mom? Because that is the standard of usability I've been considering.
- dontbenebby 8y agoWho is your threat model when sharing a password with your mom? If it's not the government, isn't a phone call sufficient? Harder to tap, and presumably she knows your voice.
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoYou want to call my mom and read her an 18 char password? I'll give you her number, let me know how it goes! So I think it should be obvious when I say my mom, that's a user I have no control over, I can't yell at, I want to make sure there are no mistakes, and that she can't mess anything up on her end like writing it on a sticky note... If you haven't figured out, mom is the worst possible case for a user. You're getting lost in the details. It should be SIMPLE to securely share credentials or codes or details with someone, and that can't be done if a piece of paper is your system.