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Old 10-03-2017, 09:13 PM   #16
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Isn't telling the whole internet how you store your passwords & sensitive info a mistake?
Only if the method you use is--er--less than desirable.

Port scans and intrusion attempts are a fact of life in the Big Wide World. Someone will always be probing to get in and that someone will most likely know the most common strategies already. What matters is choosing a strategy that works.
 
Old 10-04-2017, 04:47 PM   #17
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Isn't telling the whole internet how you store your passwords & sensitive info a mistake?
If you're storing them properly, then no it's not.

Last edited by dugan; 10-04-2017 at 04:48 PM.
 
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Old 10-09-2017, 12:47 AM   #18
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Hi. I use Emacs + org-password-manager. And it is awesome.
 
  


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