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12881051 No.12881051 [Reply] [Original]

Why do people insist that password managers are a safe option? It's essentially centralizing all your passwords so you now have a single point of failure, the password to the password manager. Is there something I'm missing?

>> No.12881062

That's what I thought

>> No.12881065

>>12881051
Nope you're 100% right, never got it either.

>> No.12881093

apply 2fa to your pwm

>> No.12881124

the idea is that it's better to have randomly generated passwords locked behind one complicated password than have all your passwords be more or less identical with a slight variation like a different special character or capitalization

>> No.12881224

>>12881124
You could just store all your passwords in a file called PokemonFanFic2017(Revision 203).txt and copy and paste stuff from it. No one's going to know.

>> No.12881255

>>12881051
OP set your passwords up with a complex algorithm that is derived from the URL of the website so all you have to memorize is the algorithm and never share it with anyone.

>> No.12881400

Because the alternatives are:
- Being an autist and genuinely remembering a unique password for each site
- Using a system for deriving semi-unique passwords (easily reverse engineered from a leak)
- Writing passwords on paper and losing or not having said paper when needed

Centralised password managers are genuinely retarded though, who would trust their passwords to a third party? Keepass and Syncthing are the way to go

>> No.12882031

>>12881224
*tips fedora

>> No.12882050

>>12881124
>than have all your passwords be more or less identical with a slight variation like a different special character or capitalization
Yeah but smart people don't do that
I basically have a different password for each account that matters, using high security combinations of letters numbers and symbols, are people just lazy?

>> No.12882090
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12882090

>>12881093
Honestly this. I also appreciate the convenience.

>> No.12882560

>>12882090
>tfw no gf

>> No.12882720

>>12881224
Never copy and paste a password anon. NEVER

>> No.12882731

>>12882720
Did you send it to someone on accident?

>> No.12882775

Chrome encrypts all your saved passwords with your computer password so you're effectively using the same password on every site

>> No.12882784

>>12882775
> (((chrome)))

>> No.12882793

>>12881051
>It's essentially centralizing all your passwords so you now have a single point of failure, the password to the password manager. Is there something I'm missing?

Assuming you use it correctly, it's actually a reduction in your attack surface. If you're using cryptographically randomized passwords, your odds of being caught in the most common kinds of credential-stuffing attacks are nil. You can protect all your passwords with 2FA via your password manager. Those two are the biggest reasons, elimination of password reuse/patterns, and 2FA on the master password.

>> No.12882818

>>12882731
QUARTERLY REMINDER TO CLEAR YOUR ANDROID CLIPBOARDS

>> No.12882834

>>12882090
what's with the scar/line in middle of body

>> No.12882861

>>12882050
no youare just a larp

>> No.12882886

>>12882834
Not a scar, has to do with being pregnant, some chicks get it. Usually manifests as a brown line.

>> No.12883035
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>>12881093
then you just have a slightly more secure single point of failure

>> No.12883036

>>12881051
yeah but that password is ran with a few million rounds aes making it your safest password and you can backup the safe easily and securely. just dont use a password you use elsewhere!

>> No.12883057

>>12882793
you cant use 2fa for a password safe in your control as it could be trivially sidestepped and if its not you already cucked yourself.

>> No.12883202

>>12882861
Your mother's a larp
Fucking elf WHORE

>> No.12883341

>>12881124
>complicated password
exploit will take care of that every single time, try again.

>> No.12883384

>people used to memorize greek epics line by line
>now they can't retain 20 letters passwords without a password manager
there's literally no reason any of you couldn't do this
applying some discipline to your life is the second best /biz/ investment you can make (right after asian gfs)

>> No.12883540

>>12883202
Be nice. No need for mom insults bud.