Secure password management part 4 - Why password managers are not the best solution for everyone
https://johnopdenakker.com/secure-password-management-password-managers-not-the-best-solution-for-everyone/
@voltronic nice short explanation, thanks. i like the notebook solution, which is what my mom uses. I have to admit i'm probably part of those in his poll who don t use a password manager well or for the right reasons (it s more of an autocomplete feature in my case). Am i wrong in assuming the danger is proportional to the importance of what s on your computer, i.e low in my case?
@sgalzin
I would say the danger is not so much what is on your computer but whatever your online accounts can access, which in today's day and age is quite substantial.
The most important thing is that you're not reusing passwords. That way if there is a breach and databases are posted like we hear about so often, you don't have all of your accounts compromised all at once.
@voltronic Yes, I was able to avoid that, but my "system" is definitely relying on the fact that I am keeping it to myself (obfuscation is probably a poor principle as far as infosec is concerned, but on my small 'speck of dust in the universe' level I'm hoping it will do for a few more years until I move on to something more automated)