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Because it’s less bad than the alternatives. I can’t remember a unique password for every account I have. > I believe there are alternatives that are more secu
by nkrisc 4y ago
Because it’s less bad than the alternatives. I can’t remember a unique password for every account I have.
> I believe there are alternatives that are more secure such as using a mental algorithm that generates a unique password per site.
I’m going to forget it.
Either I use a centralized password keeper or the real login process is the reset password flow.
Using a password manager is probably more secure and convenient than whatever solution a can feasibly come up with in my own.
Everything requires a password and I will not be able to remember them all. It took me about 15 years to finally remember my own SSN.
- tempestn 4y agoNot only could you forget it, I imagine it's going to be pretty difficult to have a mental algorithm that's going to be secure against a couple of your passwords being compromised. So if someone wanted to target you, I bet they'd have a decent chance of cracking the algorithm. Now of course, unless you're a prominent figure, that's very unlikely. But so is a full breach of a major PW manager (preferably not LastPass).
- TechBro8615 4y agoI don't think you need to be a prominent figure to be worried about being targeted specifically. If you date someone in infosec and then break up with them they could easily become a stalker who searches haveibeenpwned for your accounts and starts whittling away at your passwords...