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I disagree with this. I see services like 1Password as a bandaid for the tech savvy population. They are solving the password problem well, but only if you seek out the tool and understand the need for the tool. Approaches like the author's here solves the password problem for the majority of the population - the non-tech savvy population.

To your second point. Yes, this is true. But this is improving [1]. I'd add that forgot password functionality carries the same risk, and I'd add that the more likely chance of your password being 'discovered' is by brute force or a website hack storing passwords in plain text - rather than intercepting email.

[1] https://sendgrid.com/blog/sendgrid-and-the-future-of-email-s... (I work at SendGrid)




> They are solving the password problem well, but only if you seek out the tool and understand the need for the tool

How about Apple's Keychain? iOS and Mac users get suggested auto-generated passwords that are then automatically saved and synced across devices with no extra installs or options.




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