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Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH?

From John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH?
Date 2022-01-23 03:10 +0100
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gene heskett writes:
> Obviously that, being my banking, has never been written down.

Always write down important passwords[1].  You can then use long,
secure, random ones and keep the little black book you write them in
secure.

> I have foolishly depended on my browser to remember all that.

Your browser is much less secure than a written document. As you
learned, it is also less reliable. It is exactly where you should *not*
keep sensitive, important passwords.



[1] Bruce Schneier's advice.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Schneier>
-- 
John Hasler 
john@sugarbit.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-01-22 21:10 +0100
  Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2022-01-22 22:10 +0100
    Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-01-23 00:00 +0100
      Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2022-01-23 01:00 +0100
        Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-01-23 01:20 +0100
          Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2022-01-23 01:50 +0100
  Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2022-01-22 22:30 +0100
  Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-01-22 23:50 +0100
    Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-01-23 00:10 +0100
      Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2022-01-23 00:20 +0100
        Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-01-23 01:10 +0100
          Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2022-01-23 01:20 +0100
  Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 02:30 +0100
    Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2022-01-23 03:10 +0100
      Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 04:10 +0100
      Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 04:10 +0100
    Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-01-23 03:10 +0100
      Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2022-01-23 03:20 +0100
      Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-01-23 17:00 +0100
        Re: firefox and limited bookmarks. WTH? gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2022-01-23 19:50 +0100

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