Safety and privacy
Is it safe to keep my passwords in a notebook?
A notebook kept at home is safer than reusing one password, but it can be lost, burned or read by visitors, and it is not with you when you need it.
A notebook kept at home is safer than using the same password everywhere. But it can be lost in a fire or a move, read by visitors or workers in your home, and it is not with you when you need a password on the go.
What are the risks of a password notebook?
- It can be lost. A fire, a flood or a move, and every password is gone at once.
- Anyone in your home can read it. Visitors, carers or workers may see it.
- It is not with you. You cannot log in to your bank from the doctor's waiting room.
- It invites short passwords. Long, strong passwords are tiring to copy out by hand.
Is a password manager really safer?
Yes, for most people. A vault is locked with your master password and backed up every day. If your phone is lost, your passwords are not. And strong passwords cost you nothing, because the app types them for you.
What should I still keep on paper?
One thing: your master password, on your emergency kit. Keep that page with your important papers. Everything else can live in the vault.
How do I move from a notebook to a vault?
- Start with your email and your bank.
- Add the next few accounts each time you use them.
- When the notebook is empty of anything you still use, shred it.
We can sit with you and type the notebook in together. Many of our clients start this way.
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