I just make all of my passwords password123 then I don’t have to worry about memorizing them
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MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 3 months ago
A friend has a notebook next to her computer with all her passwords in it. Initially I was horrified - what if you’re burgled? - but actually it’s genius. Much more secure than letting a browser remember them, and she doesn’t even need to memorise a Bitwarden password.
flerp@lemm.ee 3 months ago
don@lemm.ee 3 months ago
*********** that’s what I see
Zink@programming.dev 3 months ago
Maybe they’re using one of those instances that censors things, lol
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 months ago
It’s an ancient meme. web.archive.org/web/20040604194346/…/bash.org/?24…
smeeps@lemmy.mtate.me.uk 3 months ago
Ah, my girlfriend’s approach. No matter how much I show her a pwned password or set her up on my Vaultwarden, she’s not interested
braindamagebuddy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yeah, these newfangled password requirements ruined my life. I refuse to sign up for any website that doesn’t let me use hunter2.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Just add the same memorized bit to the end. Something simple like “123” would work. Even if the book is stolen it won’t do them any good.
jabjoe@feddit.uk 3 months ago
Kind of like salting.
sunred@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
This concept is also known as Double Blind Passwords or Horcruxing.
MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That’s an excellent idea! I’ll mention it to her.
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 3 months ago
It’s a primitive password manager, primitive because unencrypted and not integrated into your devices, but far better than not having a password manager.
viking@infosec.pub 3 months ago
Assuming the laptop is running bitlocker (often on by default), has a user password, and is offline, that’s pretty decent.
MenacingPerson@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Notebook refers to a paper notebook. Not a laptop.
MenacingPerson@lemm.ee 3 months ago
And in which world is bitlocker on by default? Nope.
sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
My mom told me that she was made fun of for having a book of hand written account credentials related to running her business (6 people total). I told her it was the best way to do it that wasn’t massively overcomplicated for her situation and to keep it up. The only recommendation I made is that she use different long passwords for every site since she’s already not memorizing them.
Personally I’m not convinced this isn’t the best way unless you’re being targeted by physical bad actors
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 months ago
Where is this book? In the office? I’d say that’s absolutely horrible. If it’s at home I think that’s more okay.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
What if the notebook gets destroyed or lost, though? That’s my biggest concern here
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
In a household it’s probably not that bad. There aren’t many people breaking into homes looking for account details.
I’ve had my identity stolen several times, and every single time it was stolen from a Fortune 500 company.