I’ve just switched everything across from 1password to passwords, and I’m finding it a lot easier*.
The one thing I have missed is 1passwords memorable password generator, where I could generate random passwords like talk.mac.power, but random.
It turns out that 1password have this free on their website:
I only need to remember a handful of passwords - apple and gmail come to mind - and this is really handy.
I also moved some stuff, like my passport and banking details, into secure notes, and I still have my 1password subscription running for another year.
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There is also a Raycast extension that allows you to do the same Raycast Store: Memorable Password Generator
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rob
October 1, 2024, 6:16am
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Or you do it yourself using a few dice:
Diceware is a method for creating passphrases, passwords, and other cryptographic variables using ordinary dice as a hardware random number generator. For each word in the passphrase, five rolls of a six-sided die are required. The numbers from 1 to 6 that come up in the rolls are assembled as a five-digit number, e.g. 43146. That number is then used to look up a word in a cryptographic word list. In the original Diceware list 43146 corresponds to munch. By generating several words in sequence, a...
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If you are using a password manager, why do you need a “memorable” password? It’s going to be autofilled right? Curious…
I have two password that feel like gatekeepers: Apple ID and google. I feel like it is safer to memorise them, just in case.
And there are some that have to be typed in to Apple TV and other tvs by my 80 year old mum, where password managers don’t work for her.
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It’s handy whenever you don’t have your password manager, e.g. you know someone else might have to type this password manually.
Personally I use a memorable password for my Mac login and 1Password account password. It’s easier to type than gibberish, and as secure.
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The only passwords I memorize are my login password and my 1Password password. All other passwords are in 1Password, and are long, jibberish character strings.
I still remember my very first password that I got in the late 1960’s in college. We were given a four alphanumeric character account name and we had to come up with a three character password. We had to type these on a punched card (the “job card”) that we submitted with our card deck. Times have changed!
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