Looking for how or what services others use to manage their aging relatives passwords? Is 1Password still the choice?
Ask HN: How are you managing aging relatives passwords?
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#2I recommend they get a physical key (yubikey), it's more intuitive or natural for the pre-digital-first generations
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#3I recommend they get a physical key (yubikey), it's more intuitive or natural for the pre-digital-first generations
Recommend two, one for them, one for you. Add both to all accounts. Upon death, you won't have to search for theirs.
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#4I think so 1password works fine. They find it easier. I have few who even keep a diary with password of few websites they use. They just don't trust digital haha
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#5I recommend they get a physical key (yubikey), it's more intuitive or natural for the pre-digital-first generations
Recommend two, one for them, one for you. Add both to all accounts. Upon death, you won't have to search for theirs.
good call on the two, I actually have two personally, one for primary email, one for all the other logins, so now we are at four keys
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Recommend two, one for them, one for you. Add both to all accounts. Upon death, you won't have to search for theirs.
good call on the two, I actually have two personally, one for primary email, one for all the other logins, so now we are at four keys
Passkeys are also fine imho, I use Apple Passwords and share passkeys with various groups (partner, immediate family, extended family) for various systems, depending on access audience.
Also, consider a legacy contact if you're in the Apple ecosystem. For those who rely on me as an unofficial trustee and guardian, I have them add me as their legacy contact, and I then print out multiple copies of the legacy contact key page, laminate it, and distribute it physically (it's a one page QR code with some details on it). It can also be bound between Apple accounts. A death certificate will be required to access a legacy contact.
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good call on the two, I actually have two personally, one for primary email, one for all the other logins, so now we are at four keys
Passkeys are also fine imho, I use Apple Passwords and share passkeys with various groups (partner, immediate family, extended family) for various systems, depending on access audience. Also, consider a legacy contact if you're in the Apple ecosystem. For those who rely on me as an unofficial trustee and guardian, I have them add me as their legacy contact, and I then print out multiple copies of the legacy contact k…
I refuse to use any biometric based auth, so passkeys are a nope for me
laminated physical backup codes, you are a hero among peasants friend!
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Passkeys are also fine imho, I use Apple Passwords and share passkeys with various groups (partner, immediate family, extended family) for various systems, depending on access audience. Also, consider a legacy contact if you're in the Apple ecosystem. For those who rely on me as an unofficial trustee and guardian, I have them add me as their legacy contact, and I then print out multiple copies of the legacy contact k…
I refuse to use any biometric based auth, so passkeys are a nope for me laminated physical backup codes, you are a hero among peasants friend!
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Passkeys are also fine imho, I use Apple Passwords and share passkeys with various groups (partner, immediate family, extended family) for various systems, depending on access audience. Also, consider a legacy contact if you're in the Apple ecosystem. For those who rely on me as an unofficial trustee and guardian, I have them add me as their legacy contact, and I then print out multiple copies of the legacy contact k…
I refuse to use any biometric based auth, so passkeys are a nope for me laminated physical backup codes, you are a hero among peasants friend!
You don't need biometric authentication for passkeys, though.
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I refuse to use any biometric based auth, so passkeys are a nope for me laminated physical backup codes, you are a hero among peasants friend!
You don't need biometric authentication for passkeys, though.
every prompt to set it up indicates otherwise, they really really want you to set up biometric auth, however the gov't can make you provide biometric unlock, whereas they cannot compel a password or real "passkey" (pin)