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Or, just use a password manager and simplify your life. Reusing any password is bad practice, even if the account doesn’t seem important. Every account really should have a randomly generated unique password. A password manager solves all of these problems.

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KeePassXC is such a lifesaver. Back up that local database a few safe places, and even the BS accounts got like 32 char passwords. Good for keeping notes too like “Why did I make an account here again?”

Like when healthcare or government stuff makes you have like 5 sign ups with various crappy contractors to access your basic crap lol.

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REMEMBER TO USE A LOCALLY HOSTED ONE, THE CLOUD IS SOMEONE ELSES’ COMPUTER!

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Unless its something like Bitwarden where you can use it even if they go offline, can take an encrypted or unencrypted backup of your local passwords/accounts, and are FOSS so you can easily self-host your own version if anything happens where you want to cut ties (thanks Vaultwarden!). They’re an awesome company and one I highly suggest supporting with a paid account

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I’ve been using a password manager for years, and.I’d be lost without it, but honestly I think this is a temporary solution. What I want to see is a no password future, and just use the code given by your MFA app. Forget having a password at all. Interestingly Microsoft has been pushing for this and you can already drop passwords for personal 365 stuff I think.

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That’s what Passkeys are aiming to do.

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Until the password manager gets compromised, or you lose access to your PW manager. In that case, you’ll really wish you had implemented “Zone 3” of my plan.

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