Hasty Treat - Get Gud at Passwords & Password Management

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about security and how to get good at passwords.
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Show Notes 7:35 - Setting passwords
Absolutely 100% must be unique for EVERY SINGLE WEBSITE
9:38 - Generated passwords
Make a sentence: lovetoEatPizza
Decide on casing
Make your own algorithm: 3rd letter replaced by 4th letter of domain
number on end is double the number of chars in the domain

13:52 - Use a password Manager
Have the password manager generate the password for you
Get it on your phone
You must go 100% all in
1password

Dashlane

Bitwarden - open source version of Dashlane
LastPass - awful
17:45 - Password manager tips
Turn off your browser password manager - this is a crutch and causes them to become out of sync and this is why I see people annoyed by them
For the love of god, make you master password something you can remember
You can add family members to your plan that will approve it
1password’s Watchtower feature
20:50 - Biometrics
Face ID, Touch ID
Blood
21:37 - 2FA codes
Authy

Google Authenticator

Authenticator +

1Password for 2FA codes
Backup codes
You can also backup the QR code
29:55 - Text message codes
Don’t
My sister got sim jacked, PayPal drained, phone number was gone for 7 days
Lock transfer - ask your phone provider - mine has voice recognition
Links Have I been pwned?

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