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It seems to me that this does not add a lot of security if you use the same extra word for all passwords. It probably does add a lot of security if you use a d
by TacoSteemers 6y ago
It seems to me that this does not add a lot of security if you use the same extra word for all passwords.
It probably does add a lot of security if you use a different extra word for each password, but then you can't remember them anymore and you need to write them down somewhere.
- TwoBit 6y agoNot if you use some obscure pattern for these added words. Yeah if a hacker saw a bunch of them then maybe it could be deciphered, but wayy better than reusing the same one.
- harg 6y agoI think it’s more of a last line of defence in case your password manager gets compromised. Especially if your pw manager also handles your TOPTs. But if your pw manager gets compromised then that’s a pretty big problem so probably best to focus efforts on that not happening. It could make sense for sensitive accounts like email, valuable social media etc
- Blikkentrekker 6y agoI am honestly somewhat confused by this newfound lack of confidence in human memory. When I was 12 years old, everyone around me could easily remember up to 50 different 10 digit phone numbers, I still remember those.