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My memory is definitely safer than my phone in terms of passphrase storage. So is a physical notebook.
by jonathanstrange 3y ago
My memory is definitely safer than my phone in terms of passphrase storage. So is a physical notebook.
- rekoil 3y agoYours may be, but that isn't true for the majority (dare I say >95%) of users. The problem is that people tend to simplify when forced to remember things, or re-use. A Passkey, even handled in the manner described in this post, is better for most people.
- dpatterbee 3y agoThat seems like hubris, the human is always the weakest link in the security chain.
- asimpletune 3y agoActually, I'm not even sure your memory is safer. You would have to remember hundreds if not thousands of passwords, including remembering which domain they belong to, as well as to be able to generate unique ones for every new domain you encounter for the rest of your life.
- contravariant 3y agoCould luck performing a public key handshake from memory though.