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Re: Writing passwords down

From Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Writing passwords down
Date 2024-12-19 02:40 +0100
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because my little black book is accessible for me.
random passwords that I cannot recall are not for me personally.
Additionally, most password managers are unlikely to work with my setup.
But that is me.



On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, John Hasler wrote:

> Karen writes:
>> Well, I do not use hundreds.  Still that little black book is,
>> speaking personally, far safer to my mind then any digital solution.
>
> If you are going to use a little black book why not just use random
> passwords?  pwgen -s 10 and write it down.
>
> And if they insist on a "password recovery secret" give them a random
> string for that as well.
> -- 
> John Hasler
> john@sugarbit.com
> Elmwood, WI USA
>
>

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      Re: a passwordless operating system John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-17 05:30 +0100
        Writing passwords down [was: a passwordless operating system] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-17 06:50 +0100
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            Re: Writing passwords down [was: a passwordless operating system] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-17 08:50 +0100
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                Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-18 06:00 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 11:00 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 18:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-18 19:00 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@touchtonecorp.com> - 2024-12-18 19:10 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-18 20:10 +0100
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                Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 19:30 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 20:30 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-19 06:00 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 20:30 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-18 23:10 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-19 02:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-19 02:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-12-19 02:30 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> - 2024-12-19 02:40 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-19 10:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-12-19 12:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-20 04:30 +0100
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                Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-20 05:40 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-20 06:10 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-20 10:50 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-12-21 01:40 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-21 04:30 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-20 10:30 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 10:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-18 10:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Michael Kjörling <c9bc136c6063@ewoof.net> - 2024-12-18 10:30 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-12-18 18:20 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-18 19:00 +0100
                Re: Writing passwords down Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-12-18 19:20 +0100
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            Re: Writing passwords down debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2024-12-17 21:50 +0100
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