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Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:29 am to
Posted by RanchoLaPuerto
Jena
Member since Aug 2023
1867 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:29 am to
quote:

1Password app


I get that. And it sounds secure. But if someone hacks it, they have all my passwords, right?
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
6738 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:31 am to
I found one of those books on the side of the road one time. That's why it's riskier.
Posted by dakarx
Member since Sep 2018
8219 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:31 am to
You do you...

For me I keep a local password vault, the database is encrypted and lives on an encrypted volume.... only accessible on my network (or via a private VPN).

My family is so hosed if I get dead.

Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
69952 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:34 am to
quote:

Using a password manager



I want one of these but I know nothing about them so I have just kept pushing it off


If anyone has any recs, I d love to hear them


Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
89139 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:41 am to
quote:

I keep my passwords in a non-descript booklet that I pretty much keep with me at all times.



Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
6738 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 12:19 pm to
quote:

If anyone has any recs, I d love to hear them


Keepass, Bitwarden, even Apple Passwords app is really good if you're in that platform.
Posted by Jmcc64
alabama
Member since Apr 2021
1861 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 12:23 pm to
I could cut and paste but from memory the 2025 NIST guidelines are something like this:

stop with the mandatory pwd resets every 6 months or whatever.
stop with the special characters requirements
use pass phrases preferably at least 15 characters long

and of course 2FA at a minimum.

feel free to correct me.
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
69952 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

Keepass, Bitwarden, even Apple Passwords app is really good if you're in that platform.



I am using the Apple password app now. But I’m not really doing anything except letting it keep my passwords. From what I understand, some of the other apps have more advantages.
Posted by piratedude
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2009
2779 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 1:04 pm to
My phone was stolen in Las Vegas and I had get a new one. Trying to restore from the cloud is a bitch. Trying to sign in with 2 factor authentication and both apps are signed out is a bigger bitch. They get in a loop where nothing can happen. Passwords are on a pc at home, with Dropbox, but the Dropbox app on the phone is signed out. You can’t get there from here
Posted by Mariner
Mandeville, LA
Member since Jul 2009
2544 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 3:56 pm to
Technically yes. You just need to create a PIA password with special characters, numbers, uppercase/lowercase. Like one that you would hate so much because its so complicated.

I have never received a phishing attempt to get a 1password out of me.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104445 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 4:58 pm to
quote:

Only I can read my handwriting


I can come back to something I wrote six months ago and not be able to read it.
Posted by St. Pete Tiger
"Shaqapulco"
Member since Feb 2005
2500 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 6:23 pm to
Yo...

Couple of thoughts from far too much experience in the field

- PW managers are cool, use the one built into Google, Windows, or Apple and let them generate the random pw for you.

- Use 2FA when ever offered. as noted earlier, it is a essentially a new pw each time

- Use PassKeys when offered. It is the new gold standard for MFA and slick user experience. the site/service you are using has to offer them. Removed the PW from the equation

- it is OK to write down passwords (for example the master PW for apple, google, PW manager, etc....). I would NOT carry with you.

Leave it in a desk drawer at your house in an envelope. If they break in to steal that, it is either A. Game over already for you or B. you have some crazy stuff you do online

Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired - 31 years
Member since Feb 2019
6131 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:17 pm to
so 123Abc! isn't a good password?
Posted by tigerfive
Member since Nov 2020
531 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:28 pm to
I keep a password journal that Is either on my home office desk or in my backpack when I travel. I record mnemonics for my passwords. Like if my password is Getmon3y! I write Gm3! I know what the G and m stands for. If it's a stupid website that requires a password like a car loan my password would be Get$ubaru or H1toyota! And I would write down G$! or H1t! And I know what that means.
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
13796 posts
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

so 123Abc! isn't a good password?


This. I just use the same password for everything. That way, I only have to remember one password. Turn off that 2FA crap as well, when possible.
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