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by AlbertCory 1095 days ago
It IS meaningfully different: almost everyone expects the password manager to fill in the actual password on the form, not a hint about it.

As far as I know. Maybe someone does do that?

Anyhow, password managers cost money. This doesn't.
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latexr 1095 days ago
It is not mandatory for password managers to fill in passwords. Turning that on is often an extra step because you need to install their browser extension. Everyone is free to not do so.

And there are plenty of free (and open-source) password managers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_password_managers

It’s fine that you don’t want to use an off-the-shelf password manager, but if you’re not familiar with how they work in practice, perhaps you should not advise people to not use them. Your system is a way to manage passwords and from your description seems to be more complicated than most people (especially non-technical users) would bear.

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AlbertCory 1095 days ago
"more complicated" on the contrary. It's a homebrew system like people have used since before computers. And since it's a one-off, it's not worth cracking.

Edit: what do you consider "complicated"? Compared to all the inevitable complications of a PW manager and browser extensions? Not to mention screwups like the LastPass one.

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Yasuraka 1095 days ago
Did you try KeePassXC?
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AlbertCory 1095 days ago
No, why would I? And would one of these "unsophisticated users" even know about it?
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