[Discuss] Password managers

[kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)]

On 5/5/20 6:54 PM, Kent Borg wrote:
> The result is the passwords I use most frequently I remember, so I 
> just type them. The ones I use infrequently are infrequent, so I don't 
> mind looking them up.
>
> Remember: All software has bugs, password managers are not somehow 
> immune.

How about this analogy: I have keys in my pocket, when I want to open a 
door (to which I have a key), I pull out the key and stick it in the 
lock. The idea that every door I walk past should automatically unlock 
if it can seems a really bad idea. Manually using a key is a little 
effort but it doesn't seem unreasonable.

Don't some cars now unlock and go live when they think the driver is 
near? Boy, the sounds like a lot of things waiting to go wrong. 
Transparent and automatic password managers feel the same way to me.

-kb