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Writing notes only on paper in a properly secured notebook is about to make a big comeback as more and more people realize that it's fast becoming the only way

Writing notes only on paper in a properly secured notebook is about to make a big comeback as more and more people realize that it's fast becoming the only way to prevent AI/ML from indexing and leaking their original IP to the corporate world. Sending an email or making a social media or discord post is fast becoming the best way to snitch out your ideas to random unknown parties and IP thieves.

iwontberude 2y ago
I have heard it is also how NSA secure their personal passwords, they keep them in a little black book because there is no scalable attack to get access to them at rest.
- walterbell 2y ago
  > no scalable attack On-demand RICO says hello, https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/RICO https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/RICO
- nrr 2y ago
  I'm not and never have been NSA, but I nonetheless have a sordid past with what is arguably a related line of work. This is how I manage my passwords. In environments where regular rotations are required, I print off a new "biscuit" via `(date ; pwgen $PWGEN_FLAGS) | lpr`. I then append to the candidate password something of a personal identifier that only I know.
- njb311 2y ago
  And because a little black book might be carried in a pocket and potentially misplaced or stolen, some teams use a system of small self-adhesive pieces of paper, each with just a single password on it, that are attached to the front of the PC. This in turn is secured by a cable lock to the desk.
- instagib 2y ago
  It’s legal to have one login to a top classified computer and save your lower classification passwords there. A few coworkers identified which systems allowed us to re-use passwords, fixed passwords, non expiring reset passwords, etc. warning signs with the password on the back too.
walterbell 2y ago
> snitch out your ideas s/ideas/canaries/ https://canarytokens.org/ https://canarytokens.org/

iwontberude 2y ago

I have heard it is also how NSA secure their personal passwords, they keep them in a little black book because there is no scalable attack to get access to them at rest.

walterbell 2y ago
> no scalable attack On-demand RICO says hello, https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/RICO https://westworld.fandom.com/wiki/RICO
nrr 2y ago
I'm not and never have been NSA, but I nonetheless have a sordid past with what is arguably a related line of work. This is how I manage my passwords. In environments where regular rotations are required, I print off a new "biscuit" via `(date ; pwgen $PWGEN_FLAGS) | lpr`. I then append to the candidate password something of a personal identifier that only I know.
njb311 2y ago
And because a little black book might be carried in a pocket and potentially misplaced or stolen, some teams use a system of small self-adhesive pieces of paper, each with just a single password on it, that are attached to the front of the PC. This in turn is secured by a cable lock to the desk.
instagib 2y ago
It’s legal to have one login to a top classified computer and save your lower classification passwords there. A few coworkers identified which systems allowed us to re-use passwords, fixed passwords, non expiring reset passwords, etc. warning signs with the password on the back too.

walterbell 2y ago

> snitch out your ideas s/ideas/canaries/ https://canarytokens.org/ https://canarytokens.org/