I finally switched off password managers for my personal accounts

I used to rely on LastPass for everything, like my email, banking, even my Netflix login. But after that big breach back in 2022 where they lost encrypted vaults, I got spooked. Now I just write down my important passwords in a little notebook I keep in a fireproof safe at home. For less critical stuff, I use a simple pattern with site names mixed in. It feels old school but at least I know nobody can hack a physical book. Anyone else go back to analog methods after a breach?

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gavin_mason315d ago

Did you ever actually use a password manager properly though? The real risk isn't the tool itself, it's that people reuse passwords or pick weak ones. A notebook can burn, get lost, or someone could just grab it. Plus, a fireproof safe isn't helping when you need to log into your bank from Starbucks. Password managers with good encryption and local-only options like Bitwarden give you way more control than paper ever will. Physical methods just trade one set of problems for another, and honestly, the breach risk on a cloud vault is way lower than the risk of losing or damaging a single notebook.

shah.evan5d ago

You're not wrong @gavin_mason31 but my notebook survived a flood and Bitwarden had that outage last year.