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PSA: My neighbor convinced me to stop using a password manager
I was talking with my neighbor, a retired IT guy, over the fence last week. He said, 'Putting all your keys in one digital lockbox is just asking for trouble.' He argued that a single breach of the manager's vault gives an attacker everything. I've used one for 5 years and always thought it was the safest way. But his point about a single point of failure really hit different. Has anyone else moved away from a password manager for this reason, and what's your system now?
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milesrobinson7h ago
That "single point of failure" idea gets brought up a lot. I read a security article that said the real failure point is usually reusing weak passwords everywhere. A good manager with a strong master password and two factor is still way safer than what most people do on their own. I tried going back to memorizing a few and changing them up, but I just ended up writing them down on a sticky note, which is way worse.
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lily_craig48m ago
Still feels like putting all your eggs in one basket though.
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