• Maxnmy's@lemmy.world
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      The number of saved passwords in my browser where one field is blank, I don’t do that anymore. Straight to the password manager.

      • micka190@lemmy.world
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        Bitwarden, whenever I login to a local site from my homelab: “Hey bro, want me to update this password that’s the exact same as what I have?”

        • filcuk@lemmy.zip
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          Aliases and match detection!
          Bitwarden is better at this than most managers.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        get yourself a password manager and insert a proper middleman!

        There, happy now?

    • Sharkwellington@lemmy.one
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      So is having a password manager with a bunch of different passwords you don’t remember and just copy-paste considered the way to go these days?

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        100%, yes. Cybersecurity people will confirm this is the safest way.

        Although, copy-paste is rarely needed. with browser extensions and android auto-fill, I am getting everything filled more or less automatically.

        I recommend Bitwarden personally.

      • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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        Yes. If you uses the same email/password for everything, then some can hack a site with weak security and try that combination on other sites that have payment info. This is why you’ll hear about passwords being sold on the dark web, and why it’s such a big deal when a site’s password database gets leaked.

        If all of your passwords are different lengthy strings of nonsense, you’ll be safe. There’s also debate on having your password a string of 4 random uncommon words (at least 5 letters long). This is because it’s easier to remember, while still being long and difficult to guess. This is good for things you type frequently, such as a Windows login or the password database unlock.

        I’ll also use random words for security questions. In the password database I save the answer in the notes section of the entry for the site.

        No one is checking if your first pet’s name really was: snowplowrecaptureducklingpopsicle

        • max@feddit.nl
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          Hell, it’s even safer to use nonsensical answers for those security questions. No one can social engineer your folks around you or look on your social media to find your pet’s name or elementary school.

  • datelmd5sum@lemmy.world
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    I accidentally updated the password of my router with the default PW after factory reset, but I’ve now restored all the settings (including my PW) from a backup. Could you please enter the password I had saved previously?

    Browser: what the fuck are you talking about?

  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    I hate password managers, let me just write the lyrics to tequila and pray I don’t forget it

  • ledtasso@lemmy.world
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    How is this remotely relatable? Browsers will suggest saving passwords but don’t actually save unless you explicitly accept.

    • OpenStars@kbin.social
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      In Safari you have to jump through hoops to even so much as be able to type at all. Probably there’s a way to turn off that default behavior, but that itself would be just another form of jumping through hoops to be able to do that.