Why Storing Passwords in Plain Text is A Horrible Idea

“Oh, dear. I have too many passwords and have no idea what to do with them.” This is a very normal reaction when you’re trying to diversify the passwords you’re using for various services. After all, you can’t use the same password for more than one service if you don’t want to suffer immense losses after a breach. So, how do you manage all of these passwords? After discovering the Notepad program on your computer, you may have figured out the secret. You can just store all of your passwords in a notepad document on your local drive or on the cloud, right?

Actually, storing a password list on your computer (or anywhere, for that matter) is the perfect way to invite breaches.

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