Re: [PLUG] Correct Horse Battery Staple

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On Sun, May 01, 2022 at 04:56:32PM -0400, Steve Litt via plug wrote:
> Walt Mankowski via plug said on Sat, 30 Apr 2022 20:26:33 -0400
> 
> 
> >These 3 aren't equivalent. Most web browsers these days can generate
> >strong passwords and store them securely. 
> 
> My point exactly. If your web browser becomes borked, there go all your
> passwords. If your disk becomes subtly corrupt, how many backups do you
> have to go back in order to get things right, and how many new
> passwords have gotten garbled? And how do you know which files to
> restore, and how to incorporate them, if you back up your data but not
> programs?
> 
> I'm not saying keyrings are useless, but they're not a panacea either.

My point exactly! That's why I'm running a password manager app. I've
got the database securely cloned on 5 different computers, and I don't
have to worry about any of those issues you just brought up.

Walt

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