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Still waiting for passkey support
This isn’t the flex you think it is, OP. 99% of cybercriminals are also cowards. Physical security of ANY kind beats even the best password managers.
If you don’t know what lattice-based encryption is and how to purchase it through NordVPN, start reading up because encryption as we know it isn’t long for this world. Pretty sure they already dragged their feet too long on Bitcoin’s algorithm but the day cracking common ciphers is within the grasp of quantum clusters is the day we all become Amish. Plan accordingly!
So far the combined might of the Russian, Chinese, American and North Korean hacking teams have been unable to crack the post-it note on my desk.
now they know where to look.
If they’re in my apartment I’ve already got bigger problems.
You didn’t know they were coming, didn’t tidy up, and now you feel awkward. The struggle is real.
PSA: Home use? That’s probably okay. Work use? If you’re in-office, this is a ticking time-bomb that can get you fired, one way or another. Use the company 1password or whatever you have access to, please. Thank you.
InfoSec likes nothing more than for you to tell them not to worry because you write all your passwords down and only read emails after you’ve printed them. 100% secure.
we might laugh at this but I think this is useful. Even though I wouldn’t use something like this and I’d just use a regular dedicated blank notebook and my password manager, it can be useful to people who have problems with computers and can’t handle a password manager, yet may give pages with good templates to show how to record sensitive information.
Exactly this is the reason why I gifted it to someone. I’m already glad they don’t use 1 password for every website.
I have hundreds of logins, the convenience of a password manager is just too nice.
Or for folks that would be otherwise leaving logins and passwords in a clear text file on their desktop (glares at coworker). It’s still clear text, but at least it’s air gapped. It’s not for me, but it’s certainly for someone.
Is it AI powered tho?
I had one of these I got it around 15ya but I never used it. I remember liking a particular aspect of it as if I had a specific use-case in which it would be handy but I can’t remember what that was.
Anyways, I’ve been on the keepass bandwagon through multiple reboots of it’s software lineage along with Keepass2Android and I am satisfied.
Self hosted and air gapped.
And very power efficient
The indexing and search need improvement.
As long as the notebook is in a locked draw I would pass this on an IT Audit.
Unfortunately it’s a combination lock, and the code is written on a post-it stuck on the front of the drawer.
The combination is 1-2-3-4-5!
How the fuck do you know my PIN number?!
That is still better than in a password manager with no access controls
Quantum proof
Just as the Lord intended.
Keeepass, simple and easy to use! https://keepassxc.org/
For a lot of people at 60+, writing things down is easier and safer. It will also help anyone that would need to troubleshoot or in the event of death in a very simple way.
* for the tech inclined
Managing sync between mobile and desktop is a bit more complicated than average consumers have the patience for (it’s really not very complicated, average consumers are just impatient)
I’ve found 1password a good compromise. Unbreached so far!
i got bitwarden
I dropped my book and now debt collectors are after me. 0/5 would not recommend.
My password logbook caught on fire, and half my passwords were burnt. I lost the other half when I threw a bucket of water on it to put the fire out. 😟
I can’t order food. I can’t buy things. I can’t get money.
0/5. Send help.
You should’ve paid me a $9.99 monthly subscription so you could enjoy the privilage of me keeping your book safe 🤗
I see no issue with this, especially for an elderly person, for example, to keep at home. The only way this will get “breached”, is if someone breaks into her home. At that point, the password book is the least of her concerns anyway. In fact, from a cyber security point of view, this is brilliant if kept in a safe place, such as a locked safety box. You can’t really remotely hack a physical book.
her
What?
I should get this for my dad, he recently got a new computer at best buy and the geek squad told him his files were all in the cloud and sent him home. Guess who got a call the next day because “all my passwords are in a word document in some fucking cloud”. Yeah that was a fun day spent setting up his computer while listening to his rant about the geek squad and “the fucking cloud”… thanks geek squad…
As a software engineer who values humanity has done a good bit of work with “the cloud”, i think your dad has the right set of feelings towards the cloud. That fucking cloud can go get bent
Still better than using the same password everywhere and/or saving passwords in an unencrypted text file on your computer somewhere.
Just not very user friendly.
I’m going back to paper for most things and I don’t know man, I think it’s more user friendly given the current tech landscape. My paper notebook never changed the interface to add a huge Copilot button.
Neither did my laptop, desktop, or phone. I use Linux and GrapheneOS, so I don’t deal with most of the nonsense people have been complaining about.
Neither did my laptop, desktop, or phone. I use Linux and GrapheneOS
GrapheneOS is a significantly more complicated and less accessible option for most users compared to a simple paper notebook, which is the context of this post.
But if you want to go this deep, then yes, maybe your phone using your custom OS never introduced Gemini or Copilot without your will. It is however running a Qualcomm modem firmware you can’t control and is phoning home, regardless of your GrapheneOS settings, with your GPS coordinates and other data you can’t read, at any time. Don’t worry, with tech we can always find a malicious feature that works against the user, regardless of how deep you want to dive.
It is however running a Qualcomm modem firmware you can’t control and is phoning home, regardless of your GrapheneOS settings, with your GPS coordinates and other data you can’t read, at any time.
Can you expand upon this?
Sure, there are always things you can’t control in a mobile phone because modem manufacturers don’t like to give up that control (and I’m sure there are regulatory concerns as well).
My point is that if you don’t want Gemini, Copilot or whatever, you can make choices to avoid them. Each choice has consequences, and some just reveal issues you had ignored up to that point (e.g. your modem issue).
But why not a paper notebook? For me:
- easy to lose/forget to pack on trips; can’t lose a cloud service
- paper doesn’t have a good backup mechanism
- can’t copy/paste into my devices from a paper notebook
- I’m much less likely to use good, random passwords with a notebook
I use Bitwarden, which gives me a lot of convenience, allows me to self-host and iwny data, and encourages me to use really strong passwords.
“For most things”? Like written notes are whatever, if you don’t mind carrying it around with you everywhere you go and hoping it doesn’t rain. But definitely do not put your passwords in there…
Modern password managers are super inexpensive, easy to use, and essential security tools. You can’t store your passkeys or TOTP in your notebook either.
if you don’t mind carrying it around with you everywhere
I doubt the target demographic for a paper password notebook is logging into their accounts everywhere, as if that’s some common occurrence.
and hoping it doesn’t rain
Ah yes, famously, before the invention of laptops universities and schools didn’t work on every single rainy day, because paper notebooks and books are impossible to keep dry. As a matter of fact, the UK never had an educational system before the digital age for this very reason, it’s so sad.
You can’t store your passkeys or TOTP in your notebook either.
You shouldn’t store 2FA and recovery codes on your password manager. They offer the feature as a competitive selling point, but the entire point of having 2FA is avoiding single point of failures.
paper notebooks and books are impossible to keep dry
Not impossible but shit happens. Used to happen to me all the time. I used to walk/bike everywhere.
but the entire point of having 2FA is avoiding single point of failures.
Your password manager is not usually the point of failure, it’s almost always the provider.
You’re not wrong, I just can’t be arsed to manage 2 separate password managers.
You’re not wrong either, I just think we are talking about two very different kinds of user here, and they have different levels of challenge and convenience to balance. I’m not even talking about myself: I moved everything to analog, but not my password manager - I use a password manager like yourself, a 2FA app and a physical USB key.
and hoping it doesn’t rain
Some papers resist water and are not crazy expensive. If its a notebooksl you are going to carry everywhere I guess it could be a good buy.
It is very user friendly, at least for reliability and security if you keep it in a safe location. It is cumbersome and slow.
this is my internet password logbook
Silly, you just posted a picture of your key now everyone can access your passwords
True, but honestly look at that lock, you can open that with a paperclip.
I still like it.
That is tight as hell and I love it
you too can have it (not my listing): https://www.depop.com/products/christy19js-rare-1990-sanrio-spotty-dotty/
It’s $55 (I’m assuming USD). Or “4 interest-free payments of $13.75”. On one hand, it’s expensive. On the other hand, it’s bloody brilliant!
Hells yeah thank you for sharing :D
