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Okay if you use a password manager, don't you still have to remember your phone lockscreen and also computer passwords? How do you make this password thing as simple as possible? (sh.itjust.works)
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Okay.

See here's the thing:

You have to remember:

  1. BIOS password (you're supposed to set one, right? I mean... so your that sibling/roomate/kids/family doesnt mess around and replace your OS with a malicious OS)
  2. Full Disk Encryption password and then finally
  3. The user password

Like that kinds breaks my brain

Do y'all just put those in your password manager... then only have to remember

  1. Master Password to password vault and
  2. Phone lockscreen

Is this the "Standard Operating Procedure"?

But if you are paranoid and set a full alphanumeric password/passphrase... then you have to remember two differen passphrases...

Or couldn't you just simplify it to like just ONE, like:

Can you have the same password for Phone Lockscreen as the Password Vault Master Password?

So that you Only ever need to remember exactly ONE password

Is this a good idea?

My head hurts from this...

Idk how to do this...

I wanna simplify my digital stuff... my stuff is so disorganized...

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[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I use the old school method. Each password is a combination of my one preferred password, and three words that relate to the subject but are too funny to forget. For instant, Amazon would be "FuckJeffBezos123456Aa*" or something like that. I only have to remember my version of the "123456Aa*" because every time I think about amazon I already think "fuck Jeff Bezos".

This uses your mind's natural ability to associate instead of just raw memory. It also guarantees your passwords always meet requirements.

Lastly, record them all in the meat space in a small journal that I place in a conspicuous place. You can't hack a notebook and I'm not important enough to rob for access to my Lemmy account.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Yeah... I don't trust notebooks...

My grandma sometimes forgets to turn off the stove... the notebook becoming ashes is an inevitability... (house on fire)

1 Notebook = 0 Notebook

[–] justastranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

3-2-1 Rule dictates 3 copies across 2 types of media (usually referring to disk and tape, but that's not very applicable to writing) with 1 kept off-site. I suppose you could treat a photo of the written password sitting on a digital picture frame to be at least as unhackable as a notebook...

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean at that point, you might as well as use a password manager... which then you can more easily back up the database... 🤷‍♂️ I mean are you really gonna take a picture every time you update it? Not very steamlined...

[–] justastranger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Proper password managers truly are superior

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tatoo on inside of butt cheek.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

OMG MORTY YOU HAVE TO LOOK! I SWEAR, I'D NEVER JOKE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS!