People keep telling me to use a password manager for everything, but I think that's a bad idea for your main email.

If your master password gets leaked or the manager has a breach, you lose access to the account you need to reset everything else. I keep my primary email password unique and stored offline on a piece of paper in my house. How do you handle the risk of putting all your keys in one digital basket?

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3 Comments

fisher.adam2mo ago

Switched to a passphrase for my main email, something long and random I could actually remember. Use a manager for everything else with a strong, unique master password. That way the email stays separate but I'm not stuck trying to remember fifty different logins. The paper note felt too risky for me, like someone could just find it.

black.val2mo ago

What if your manager gets hacked, though?

the_simon2mo ago

Nah, a good manager with two-factor is way safer than a paper note... that's just asking for trouble.