I work at a school. I have access to a label maker. I put “NewPasswd = hunter2” on the inside of my work laptop because Im immature. Caught 2 people trying to login with it. (worst part is only 1 was a student…)
Why is your password just asterisks?
I have an aexcel sheet like this. it is a decoy. has about 100 legit looking passwords, none of which are real.
That’s right, notepad is.
What kind of fucking savage uses Excel as a password manager?
In Japan, we use Excel for storing passwords. Creating technical manuals. Or make presentations that would do better in PowerPoint. Database you say? Yes, also!
So is the excel workbook file encrypted?
And is the encryption as strong as a password manager encryption?
Worked in the UK for one of the largest Japanese multinationals. Our team required several government accounts with different passwords. I asked IT what are my options and they said we have none, and that their team used a text file on a shared drive so I did it on Excel instead to make to make it more searchable. If they’re not willing to let you install keepass or buy any software, what can you do!
My wife.
The kind of savage whose company is too cheap for a LastPass enterprise license?
I used to trust last pass but with all their security breaches in the past few years…
Mine just uses Keepass.
It’s ok, it’s only on the hr lady’s computer and she always locks the door
“No one wants to hack little ol’ me!” - HR lady
You would be appalled to deal with c-suites
I think the reason excel is always there like a cockroach is that it gives people programming capabilities without programming
“Excel is the second best tool for most jobs”
- From the passwords.doc file on the desktop
Next you will tell me they are using Excel as a database.
Nope, that’s silly, I use a PostIT note under my keyboard
/s
Everyone knows the best password manager is notepad!
Pleb. Notepad+
Noob. Notepad++
I knew a senior engineer who did this. Granted I don’t blame him, elevated accounts (basically admin accounts) had corporate assigned 36 character(letter, number and special) randomly generated passwords which expired every 6 hours. If you used the account on more than 3 computers the password expires.
To get new password you had to log in with normal account, go to special website, log in with your account and a authenticator code from company phone, request new password, write in a reason why you need it, go back to homepage of special website, approve your own request, go to your manager, ask them to approve it also, go back to special website, likely need to relogin including authenticator, finally new password is shown on screen for 30 seconds…
you don’t really need to hack the excel sheet, most corporate passwords are the name of the company with a 3 replacing the e and an exclamation mark
nah i just initiate password recovery everytime i need to log in.
Well with services forcing MFA texts as primary option, it pretty much is this.
If you’re relying on Excels password, the cops can submit your xlsx file and a subpoena to MS and they will open it for them.
You want me to store my passwords on servers owned by like Amazon?
Is this gatekeeping?
