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#237759 17-Jun-2018 09:25
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Good morning,

 

What are your thoughts on password management?

 

Single password for all sites vs a random password for every login?

 

Password manager - yes or no?

 

Password manager vs browser based password management?

 

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  #2038982 17-Jun-2018 09:41
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You should never, ever use a single password for all sites. There's a thing called credential stuff, where bots will be used to try leaked email/passwords in other websites - and the chance of this hitting gold is pretty high if you reuse passwords.

 

Yes to password managers, not browsers. If using password managers then try using long passwords generated by the app. Use 2FA wherever available. Authy for 2FA since it synchronises between desktop and mobile devices so if you reset your smartphone you're not locked out of services.

 

Visit https://haveibeenpwned.com/ to check if your email's leaked and https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords to check if your password has leaked. 




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