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- I recommend they get a physical key (yubikey), it's more intuitive or natural for the pre-digital-first generationsby verdverm
- Recommend two, one for them, one for you. Add both to all accounts. Upon death, you won't have to search for theirs.by toomuchtodo
- What a great idea! I never would’ve thought of a Yubikey for thisby rylando
- Can you use yubikey as a primary login mechanism? How?
Otherwise having same password on every service doesn’t look secure, and what would you need to do if it’s compromised.
by aristofun - Write it down in the book:
https://www.amazon.com/What-Fuck-Password-Other-Remember/dp/...
Keep the book in the office by the laptop.
by toast0 - My grandparents did this, but didn’t realise that it would be useful to write down what each password was for. They also didn’t realise that the spelling of a password was important.
I don’t even…
by cjs_ac - I think so 1password works fine. They find it easier. I have few who even keep a diary with password of few websites they use. They just don't trust digital hahaby sendhello
- I encourage mum to use the built in one in Chrome as that tends to pop up anyway. I tried setting up Bitwarden but it didn't get used.by tim333
- I primarily use the built-in password manager on my iPhone. It’s very convenient; besides storing passwords, it allows for quick autofill when logging in and supports passkeys and 2FA.by boltguo
- You used the plural "passwords", what makes you think there are multiple?
The people I have in mind sometimes get confused with basic iPhone functionality like Maps and CarPlay. I would think 1password is the solution but honestly a physical notebook is probably more their speed.