I pepper my randomly generated passwords. For example, imagine you have a random string generated from your password manager. If the password manager’s database is breached or your master password is leaked somehow, the attackers have access to all of your information.
Now think of a word or acronym or something… Something simple (can be simpler than a normal password). When you add a login, save the generated string to the manager but use a combination of the string + unique word for the website login.
Let’s assume CHEESE is my pepper word.
The generated string: hjifd;39Vq$7}
Saved to password manager: hjifd;39Vq$7}
Submitted to website: CHEESEhjifd;39Vq$7}
Now even if the database is leaked my passwords are still mostly useless.
I pepper my randomly generated passwords. For example, imagine you have a random string generated from your password manager. If the password manager’s database is breached or your master password is leaked somehow, the attackers have access to all of your information.
Now think of a word or acronym or something… Something simple (can be simpler than a normal password). When you add a login, save the generated string to the manager but use a combination of the string + unique word for the website login.
Let’s assume CHEESE is my pepper word.
The generated string: hjifd;39Vq$7}
Saved to password manager: hjifd;39Vq$7}
Submitted to website: CHEESEhjifd;39Vq$7}
Now even if the database is leaked my passwords are still mostly useless.