Re:Ask HN: Does anyone else think this 2FA everywhere is get...
by rekabis on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:15AM
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> hard to remember for the user
If the user has to remember any password aside from a single unique password used in only one place, they’re doing passwords horrendously wrong.
We have had at least twenty years of password managers by now (KeePass), a good ten of them with browser integrations of various degrees of effectiveness, and almost as long with some form of mobile phone support.
At this point, not using a password manager to save totally-random passwords that don’t need remembering is no different than not using a seatbelt. It’s stupidity and ignorance in action.
If the user has to remember any password aside from a single unique password used in only one place, they’re doing passwords horrendously wrong.
We have had at least twenty years of password managers by now (KeePass), a good ten of them with browser integrations of various degrees of effectiveness, and almost as long with some form of mobile phone support.
At this point, not using a password manager to save totally-random passwords that don’t need remembering is no different than not using a seatbelt. It’s stupidity and ignorance in action.