On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM Peter Hillier-Brook <p...@hbsys.plus.com> wrote:
>
> On 17/12/2024 17:44, Michael Kjörling wrote:
> > [...]
> > Under the heading "Should I use a password manager?" the opening is:
> > "Yes. Password managers are a good thing. They give you huge
> > advantages in a world where there's far too many passwords for anyone
> > to remember."
>
> I couldn't cope without PasswordSafe (thanks Mr. Schneier) and the
> nonsense  about about not changing them ignores the obvious. My bank
> performs security checks by requesting a sub-set of my password. It
> doesn't take a genius to work out that after several visits the complete
> password can be deduced.

Developer driven security is some of the worst security you will
encounter in life. Web developers always seem to find a new way to
dredge the bottom.

Jeff

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