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Subject: [Discuss] Password managers
From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 11:16:06 -0400
In-reply-to: <e2be00f8-8de6-4645-e71b-a5d14f78ede7@borg.org>
References: <9c4a5c7e-55aa-8ae1-da3b-4512cb2ae85c@gmail.com> <5eb1f81d.1c69fb81.80c8b.07ca@mx.google.com> <CANiupv686GBC5EZVsiEf831-b4i0E3NjZ3fnsDToM02z1zjUNg@mail.gmail.com> <5eb223cd.1c69fb81.6fa04.3ab5@mx.google.com> <0cbc8403-48a5-14bd-524c-a4eded6b64fa@borg.org> <e2be00f8-8de6-4645-e71b-a5d14f78ede7@borg.org>

On Wed, 6 May 2020 10:09:30 -0400
Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> wrote:

> And for one that is reused...doesn't matter so much. All your uses
> are as weak as the weakest site to which you have given that password.

Which is why 16+ random characters never reused.

Also, site operators cannot be trusted to report breaches. Going on two
years and LiveJournal still refuse to acknowlege their account database
breach.

-- 
Rich Pieri

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