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[–] 52 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

2 words for you:
Password Manager

Get around to using one :P

I only remember my password to my PW manager, which additionally is encrypted with a key file to increase security.

The rest of my PWs are 128 character long random generated PWs, with capitals, numbers, special characters etc..

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    Yep. Several years ago I switched and it took a little getting used to. But now I would not want it any other way. The plugins in the browsers make it convenient and also a proper app on your mobile and you are set to go. Click on a password field and then you can click on the plugin to fill the fields.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Where do you keep the key file and the PW managers DB? I feel like they would be too much side-by-side to really increase security in my case

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I won't disclose where I store mine.

    But I'd recommend to:

    • Not backup your PW manager's database + key file in the same location
      (That would decrease security, x1 data breach would allow them to easily brute force your PW DB since they'll have the key)
    • Not go with a PW manager that does not allow you to choose a location where you desire to backup to (Seen plenty of mainstream PW managers getting data breached by now, so going with a cloud, which is not solely used for PW managers, has an advantage imo, since they tend to be less targeted by hackers)

    I've been happily using KeeWeb + Keepass2Android for years now:

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You could use a USB drive that you only ever plug in to open the password manager. It's not the most secure option but it's a bit better than no key file at all.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Can't use it with a phone though. To be honest, I think just having a password manager gives you protection against 99% of the attack surface. And if someone is really determined, I'm not sure the key file will be hard to obtain for them no matter what. But I was curious what setup others have

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