Re: dropbox security situation
On Mon 09 Dec 2019 at 16:31:35 +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Charles Curley (2019-12-09 15:56:26)
> > On Sun, 8 Dec 2019 18:55:12 +0100 (CET)
> > <l0f4r0@tuta.io> wrote:
> >
> > > Usual advice : use strong passwords (i.e. long enough with high
> > > entropy => generated&stored in a dedicated password manager) AND 1
> > > different per service, never the same.
> >
> > There is a handy password generator available on Debian, called APG
> > (Automated Password Generator), which will generate passwords for you.
> > The default settings yield a fairly strong password, but you can modify
> > those to make the results even stronger.
>
> I dislike APG because it generates passwords difficult to remember -
> without aiding in how to deal with that, which has a high risk of
> passwords getting stored on physical notes in the top drawer...
>
> For strong yet rememberable passwords, I recommend this:
>
> xkcdpass
>
> More information: https://lwn.net/Articles/713806/
>
> (yes, above aricle also references the XKCD cartoon!)
>
> For non-rememberable passwords, I recommend this:
>
> pass
>
> More information: https://lwn.net/Articles/714473/
>
> There are several other tools similar to the above. I recommend to read
> above referenced articles if in doubt!
How about not having to remember (or write down) any passwords for
the places you log in to?
https://masterpassword.app/
Not in Debian, unfortunately.
--
Brian.
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