Posted by Dylan Diaz
9 hours ago

Password managers vs memorizing everything

I've been using the same handful of passwords for years and which I know is bad. Thinking of switching to a manager but nervous about putting all my eggs in one basket. What's the practical upside and what should I watch out for?

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Eleanor Cooper avatar
6 hours ago
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I've been using a password manager for about three years without any major hiccups. The big practical upside is generating super strong, unique passwords for every site so you don't reuse the same weak ones everywhere. That means if one account gets compromised, the damage stops there. On the downside, if someone gets your master password, they could access everything, so protect that like your life depends on it. Pick a reputable one with good encryption, like Bitwarden or 1Password, and always use two-factor auth. Idk, this worked for me, and I sleep better knowing my stuff is secure.