security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it
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security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it
security advice, 2026: writing your passwords down in a notebook is one of the most secure storage methods for most users
(fun how threat models change over time, eh?)
@gsuberland Writing them down and making each one unique and at least 10 characters long is very secure as long as you don’t misplace the list.
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security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it
security advice, 2026: writing your passwords down in a notebook is one of the most secure storage methods for most users
(fun how threat models change over time, eh?)
Writing your passwords down in a physical paper notebook, also give your family a chance to access the family pictures and documents on your computers, when you are no longer able to yourself.
Everybody should make a digital "Testament" listing passwords, and who out in the world should be told about the sad news., because they will not see the death-notice in your local paper.
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security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it
security advice, 2026: writing your passwords down in a notebook is one of the most secure storage methods for most users
(fun how threat models change over time, eh?)
@gsuberland just get a list of strings tattooed on to various points of your body and then you just have to remember which body part correlates to which online service.
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Writing your passwords down in a physical paper notebook, also give your family a chance to access the family pictures and documents on your computers, when you are no longer able to yourself.
Everybody should make a digital "Testament" listing passwords, and who out in the world should be told about the sad news., because they will not see the death-notice in your local paper.
@phloggen @gsuberland I've taken the digital testament a step further. My self hosted service will execute shell and send emails if I miss two weeks acknowledgements (sends keepassxc file and password to family among other actions)
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Writing your passwords down in a physical paper notebook, also give your family a chance to access the family pictures and documents on your computers, when you are no longer able to yourself.
Everybody should make a digital "Testament" listing passwords, and who out in the world should be told about the sad news., because they will not see the death-notice in your local paper.
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security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it
security advice, 2026: writing your passwords down in a notebook is one of the most secure storage methods for most users
(fun how threat models change over time, eh?)
@gsuberland THANK YOU! I was not sure if I remembered it correctly since I hst been 30 years but to this day I refuse writing down passwords...
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@idiot @gsuberland I hate to disturb this train of thought but apparently notepad is getting copilot.
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security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it
security advice, 2026: writing your passwords down in a notebook is one of the most secure storage methods for most users
(fun how threat models change over time, eh?)
@gsuberland I have a book of all that pesky personal stuff should I become unalive without notice.
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Writing your passwords down in a physical paper notebook, also give your family a chance to access the family pictures and documents on your computers, when you are no longer able to yourself.
Everybody should make a digital "Testament" listing passwords, and who out in the world should be told about the sad news., because they will not see the death-notice in your local paper.
GitHub - danieldurrans/Digital-Estate-Emergency-Kit: The Digital Estate Emergency Kit aims to provide a simple process and template for gathering your digital life in one place, allowing your trustees access to systems and services in the event the inevitable occurs.
The Digital Estate Emergency Kit aims to provide a simple process and template for gathering your digital life in one place, allowing your trustees access to systems and services in the event the inevitable occurs. - danieldurrans/Digital-Estate-Emergency-Kit
GitHub (github.com)
is doing the job for me
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security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it
security advice, 2026: writing your passwords down in a notebook is one of the most secure storage methods for most users
(fun how threat models change over time, eh?)
@gsuberland
Back then they also thought that changing your password every time you start remembering it was a good idea.Not writing passwords down and not remembering them leads to the most terrible passwords ever.
And just to be sure people used shittu passeords, there were recommendations to take a word and swap a few letters with numbers, e.g. "Pa55w0rd".
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@phloggen @gsuberland I've taken the digital testament a step further. My self hosted service will execute shell and send emails if I miss two weeks acknowledgements (sends keepassxc file and password to family among other actions)
I would never trust a computer with something as emotionally important as this.
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