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Opening your password manage and displaying the strong password openly on the screen while manually retyping it on a different machine - rather than just instal
by pc86 3y ago
Opening your password manage and displaying the strong password openly on the screen while manually retyping it on a different machine - rather than just installing the password manager on that machine - definitely sounds like a "why are you doing that?" kind of thing.
Likewise I've used a half dozen different cards and multiple bank accounts through PayPal for the last couple decades and can't remember the last time I've had to reauth on any of them during a checkout.
- michaelt 3y ago> Opening your password manage and displaying the strong password openly on the screen while manually retyping it on a different machine - rather than just installing the password manager on that machine - definitely sounds like a "why are you doing that?" kind of thing. That one's on me, yes. The Yubikey I needed to unlock the password manager on the PC was upstairs and I couldn't be bothered to get it, so I used my phone instead. (Why was the yubikey upstairs? Well you see, that's where the fireproof safe is. But I can't blame ebay for that, so I didn't mention it)
- g-b-r 3y ago> Opening your password manage and displaying the strong password openly on the screen while manually retyping it on a different machine - rather than just installing the password manager on that machine - definitely sounds like a "why are you doing that?" kind of thing. If the machine with the passwords is less exposed it's on average a lot safer (but now you have the problem of keyloggers of course)