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Part of the problem is that everything wants a strong password, but probably doesn't need it. Your bank, paypal, amazon... passwords should be strong ones, and
by chrisBob 13y ago
Part of the problem is that everything wants a strong password, but probably doesn't need it. Your bank, paypal, amazon... passwords should be strong ones, and probably unique. The passwords for random message boards you don't have a stake in might as well be password123 unless the account somehow links to something sensitive.
For me, part of securing important logins was sorting out the useless ones. That means your HN password probably shouldn't be N0_one_knocks_of_old_TonyHN either. Its just not worth it.
- icebraining 13y agoWhy? If you use a password manager, the cost is minimal.
- chrisBob 13y agoA password manager is the exception. I used to discount the idea of a password manager, but now carrying a smartphone all of the time, and a tablet most of the time a password manager makes more sense. The comment is more targeted at people who are conscious of the issue of password reuse, but continue to use the same password, or slight variations on different services. Similarly I don't think now is a good time to update passwords from password1! to passworkd3$.