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Re:A plastic card for easy to remember strong passwords by aragot on Sunday January 11, 2015 @06:17AM (#8869685)
> Memorizing passwords isn't a workable solution

Correct analysis,

> recommend password managers

No! Passwords should never be considered as secure material, period. Centralizing in a password manager centralizes the burden. There are half a dozen other workable solutions, among which authentication by email (What else is the reset-by-email link?), Mozilla Persona and all kinds of asymetric keys.

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Re:A plastic card for easy to remember strong passwords by decisiveness on Sunday January 11, 2015 @08:26AM (#8869893)
> Centralizing in a password manager centralizes the burden.

So does using a single email account for everything.

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