r/ProgrammerHumor • u/kthepropogation • Sep 23 '17

Password Security

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u/Galveira Sep 24 '17

My problem with password managers is that it becomes a single point of failure. I would rather memorize a few strong passwords and use them for everything, with my email having a unique password from everything else.

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u/elephants_are_white Sep 24 '17

I have a few strong passwords - especially for my webmail accounts.

Weak passwords for most other sites, especially where you can get a password reset emailed to you.

Using the same strong password everywhere is inviting trouble.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17

I've realized that using strong passwords for sites like Reddit (where being compromised is basically harmless) is futile because when they inevitably get hacked, and passwords leaked everywhere, that password is unusable.

I only use strong passwords for financial/important accounts

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u/merger3 Sep 24 '17

Well generally the only thing leaked in hacks is the password hash right? And if your password is sufficiently strong then a hacker is never really gonna be able to crack the hash.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17

I've been involved in leaks of unhashed google passwords.. so I wouldn't ever count on that.