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> losing my memory (my master passwords are only in my mind - what happens if suffer a head injury and forget?) Not just a head injury, this can easily happen

> losing my memory (my master passwords are only in my mind - what happens if suffer a head injury and forget?) Not just a head injury, this can easily happen if you find your keychain 10 or 20 years later. I don't think that there is a good solution to it. Maybe biometric data, but then again, I want to have a control over when my data is accessed and in many countries it's legal for law enforcement to make you use your finger or face..

mxschumacher 6y ago
and fingers can easily be lost as well... Maybe write down my master password and put it in a safe?
- Leace 6y ago
  > Maybe write down my master password and put it in a safe? Isn't this just moving the goalpost because what if you forget safe combination?
  - mxschumacher 6y ago
    For a bank safe, you might access the vault with your id and a key. But I see what you mean. It's not perfect. If the Youtube videos I've seen are to be believed then many domestic safes can be broken rather quickly with the right tools,
  - lazyjones 6y ago
    > what if you forget safe combination? Safes with electronic locks typically have (backup) keys too, which you'd need to hide or put in another safe, in case the battery dies.
    - sverhagen 6y ago
      So, still moving goal posts?
      - lazyjones 6y ago
        Yes, just like a master password.
      - deadbunny 6y ago
        Not sure how pointing out that a safe has multiple methods of entry is moving goalposts. If you write down your master password and put it in a safe you own you can get in that safe wether by code, key, or destructive entry.
  - jstanley 6y ago
    Physical safes don't lock things the way cryptography does. You can always get in, especially if you're the legitimate owner because that way you don't need to worry about doing it in secret and not making a lot of noise.
lazyjones 6y ago
> I don't think that there is a good solution to it. There is. Put it on a piece of paper in a safe place.
- odensc 6y ago
  How do you remember where you put the paper?

mxschumacher 6y ago

and fingers can easily be lost as well... Maybe write down my master password and put it in a safe?

Leace 6y ago
> Maybe write down my master password and put it in a safe? Isn't this just moving the goalpost because what if you forget safe combination?
- mxschumacher 6y ago
  For a bank safe, you might access the vault with your id and a key. But I see what you mean. It's not perfect. If the Youtube videos I've seen are to be believed then many domestic safes can be broken rather quickly with the right tools,
- lazyjones 6y ago
  > what if you forget safe combination? Safes with electronic locks typically have (backup) keys too, which you'd need to hide or put in another safe, in case the battery dies.
  - sverhagen 6y ago
    So, still moving goal posts?
    - lazyjones 6y ago
      Yes, just like a master password.
    - deadbunny 6y ago
      Not sure how pointing out that a safe has multiple methods of entry is moving goalposts. If you write down your master password and put it in a safe you own you can get in that safe wether by code, key, or destructive entry.
- jstanley 6y ago
  Physical safes don't lock things the way cryptography does. You can always get in, especially if you're the legitimate owner because that way you don't need to worry about doing it in secret and not making a lot of noise.

lazyjones 6y ago

> I don't think that there is a good solution to it. There is. Put it on a piece of paper in a safe place.

odensc 6y ago
How do you remember where you put the paper?