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I use a web service which does this. It's mildly annoying having to switch apps/tabs just to login, but hey at least it's not another password to remember.
by suprjami 2y ago
I use a web service which does this. It's mildly annoying having to switch apps/tabs just to login, but hey at least it's not another password to remember.
- archerx 2y agoRemembering passwords is easy this is just just convoluted and stupid.
- mewpmewp2 2y agoSince you wouldn't want to reuse passwords how is it to remember them?
- antimemetics 2y agoLet the machine do the work, sit back, and relax You have to remember 0 passwords and can still have a unique one for every account
- archerx 2y agoBase password plus company name or initials. One password mutated into infinite variations that are easy to remember. This has been working fine for me for at least 15 years.
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- suprjami 2y agoWhat do you use for the base password? The website name? So if someone finds out your password for a certain site is `Facebook1234ABCD` they have a fair guess at every other password? Same applies for `MyPasswordFB` using the reverse method.
- archerx 2y agoMy base password is secret but it is an alpha numeric string with mixed caps. An example would be “p45Sw0rD-Apple+” something in that vain. So in the end the password contains numbers, letters both capped and lower case and special characters.
- system33- 2y agoI think their point is that no matter how secure your base password is, once one site leaks it, the bad guy basically knows your password to every site.
- archerx 2y agoI have been using the internet since the 90s, my Hotmail account is 23 years old and I have never lost any of my accounts. I think it’s working quite well in my experience.
- suprjami 2y agoIt will, right up until the day it doesn't. You just need one little website to leak passwords in plaintext and all your passwords are up for grabs. I used to do the same thing and I stopped for that reason.
- archerx 2y agoIt should work for another 23 years. I’ll keep using my system that works.
- mewpmewp2 2y agoThis is one of those things that works until it doesn't, though.
- archerx 2y agoor it just continues working for another 23 years. Do you have a password system that has worked successfully for as long? Just because you “feel” that it’s not good doesn’t mean your feelings are correct.
- homebrewer 2y agoYou'll be surprised how many diceware passwords you're able to remember. It can go two ways depending on your preferences: use a shorter passphrase generated from a large dictionary; a good one can be obtained from 1password: https://1password.com/txt/agwordlist.txt https://1password.com/txt/agwordlist.txt https://1password.com/password-generator https://1password.com/password-generator or a longer passphrase from a short dictionary including only the most common words, like the EFF one: https://www.eff.org/dice https://www.eff.org/dice https://secure.research.vt.edu/diceware/#eff https://secure.research.vt.edu/diceware/#eff I don't use either generator, preferring a local command: $ shuf --random-source /dev/urandom --head-count 5 ~/.local/share/words | paste --serial --delimiters - wrapped in a small helper script with desktop notifications and copy-to-clipboard.
- stephenr 2y agoSurely a Venn diagram of HN users and password manager users is essentially one circle, no?