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[-] [email protected] 75 points 6 days ago

Self hosted and air gapped.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago

As long as the notebook is in a locked draw I would pass this on an IT Audit.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Unfortunately it's a combination lock, and the code is written on a post-it stuck on the front of the drawer.

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago
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[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Quantum proof

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Just as the Lord intended.

[-] [email protected] 37 points 6 days ago

So far the combined might of the Russian, Chinese, American and North Korean hacking teams have been unable to crack the post-it note on my desk.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

now they know where to look.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

If they're in my apartment I've already got bigger problems.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

You didn't know they were coming, didn't tidy up, and now you feel awkward. The struggle is real.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Add an extra layer of security by putting it in an envelope and stapling it to the bottom of your desk

[-] [email protected] 43 points 6 days ago

I see no issue with this, especially for an elderly person, for example, to keep at home. The only way this will get "breached", is if someone breaks into her home. At that point, the password book is the least of her concerns anyway. In fact, from a cyber security point of view, this is brilliant if kept in a safe place, such as a locked safety box. You can't really remotely hack a physical book.

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[-] [email protected] 29 points 6 days ago

PSA: Home use? That's probably okay. Work use? If you're in-office, this is a ticking time-bomb that can get you fired, one way or another. Use the company 1password or whatever you have access to, please. Thank you.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

InfoSec likes nothing more than for you to tell them not to worry because you write all your passwords down and only read emails after you've printed them. 100% secure.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

It's actually super useful for old people, who sometimes like to "accidentally log off" and stuff.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Or Microsoft who randomly needs to verify someone's identity before they can log into.tgeir computer but the user doesn't have a smart phone. So they need to call someone trusted to have them log into their email from a different computer just to get the code so the user can log into their computer.

But that also means they didn't have access to any saved passwords so a notebook helps.

I really should put Linux on her machine but then I have to show her how to do that too. It's a lose-lose so I keep it the same.

I miss local accounts.

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago

This isn't the flex you think it is, OP. 99% of cybercriminals are also cowards. Physical security of ANY kind beats even the best password managers.

If you don't know what lattice-based encryption is and how to purchase it through NordVPN, start reading up because encryption as we know it isn't long for this world. Pretty sure they already dragged their feet too long on Bitcoin's algorithm but the day cracking common ciphers is within the grasp of quantum clusters is the day we all become Amish. Plan accordingly!

[-] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

My understanding is that quantum computing has been taken into account for some modern cryptography. And that memory-hard cryptography basically defeats quantum computing solutions. There are a few methods, but one of them is just very long keys, it's trivial to make a cryptographic key longer.

So sure, you could defeat some of that with a machine operating with 1024 entangled qbits, (which is... oh man... not an easy task), in which case, wow, congratulations. But what if I increase my key length to 100k? It might take an extra 3 seconds to check the key and log in, but it'll take an extra 25 years for quantum computing to catch up.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

I save all my passwords in a README.txt file

[-] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

That's how they get you, i put mine in a DONTREADME.txt file.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

we might laugh at this but I think this is useful. Even though I wouldn't use something like this and I'd just use a regular dedicated blank notebook and my password manager, it can be useful to people who have problems with computers and can't handle a password manager, yet may give pages with good templates to show how to record sensitive information.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

I have hundreds of logins, the convenience of a password manager is just too nice.

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Honestly, for at home personal use, it's better than any on device password manager. It's not hackable. Someone has to break into your home and steal it. For an office environment though....worst way to handle it after sticky notes.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

* for the tech inclined

Managing sync between mobile and desktop is a bit more complicated than average consumers have the patience for (it’s really not very complicated, average consumers are just impatient)

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

i got bitwarden

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

For a lot of people at 60+, writing things down is easier and safer. It will also help anyone that would need to troubleshoot or in the event of death in a very simple way.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago

I should get this for my dad, he recently got a new computer at best buy and the geek squad told him his files were all in the cloud and sent him home. Guess who got a call the next day because "all my passwords are in a word document in some fucking cloud". Yeah that was a fun day spent setting up his computer while listening to his rant about the geek squad and "the fucking cloud".... thanks geek squad....

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

As a software engineer who values humanity has done a good bit of work with "the cloud", i think your dad has the right set of feelings towards the cloud. That fucking cloud can go get bent

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Still waiting for passkey support

[-] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

My mother uses something similar to keep track of her passwords for everything. While I prefer a password manager like Bitwarden or Keepass. I would rather her use a note book like this over something like Google or Apples password managers.

Or even worse, the same password for everything.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

I dropped my book and now debt collectors are after me. 0/5 would not recommend.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Is it AI powered tho?

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

That’s exactly what I use. Chances of my house getting robbed is small. Chances of yet another data breach is very high - this year my data was breached at least 2ce that I remember.

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