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Ask HN: How are you managing aging relatives passwords?

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Looking for how or what services others use to manage their aging relatives passwords? Is 1Password still the choice?

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verdverm
I recommend they get a physical key (yubikey), it's more intuitive or natural for the pre-digital-first generations
rylando
What a great idea! I never would’ve thought of a Yubikey for this
aristofun
Can you use yubikey as a primary login mechanism? How?

Otherwise having same password on every service doesn’t look secure, and what would you need to do if it’s compromised.

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sendhello
I 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
toast0
Write it down in the book:

https://www.amazon.com/What-Fuck-Password-Other-Remember/dp/...

Keep the book in the office by the laptop.

cjs_ac
My grandparents did this, but didn’t realise that it would be useful to write down what each password was for. They also didn’t realise that the spelling of a password was important.

I don’t even…

toast0
lol well yeah. This book has fields for website, and A-Z legends, so presumably you put your Amazon password in the A section, and your hacker news password in the H section, and it's useful.

But I've been helping my MIL with some tech stuff lately. She signed up for Verizon 5G home internet, and cancelled her whole Comcast/Xfinity account. And was then surprised to find she wouldn't have cable TV anymore. :P

Also, Verizon coverage in her unit is terrible which she should know because she has them for her cell phone. But I guess she never realized that the internet was good at home because of the wifi from cable. sigh

boltguo
I primarily use the built-in password manager on my iPhone. It’s very convenient; besides storing passwords, it allows for quick autofill when logging in and supports passkeys and 2FA.
tim333
I encourage mum to use the built in one in Chrome as that tends to pop up anyway. I tried setting up Bitwarden but it didn't get used.
mattbrewsbytes
You used the plural "passwords", what makes you think there are multiple?

The people I have in mind sometimes get confused with basic iPhone functionality like Maps and CarPlay. I would think 1password is the solution but honestly a physical notebook is probably more their speed.

runjake
A paper notepad with stickies all tucked inside and stored in a safe. Then I try to get them MFA'd.

They ain't going to figure out or tolerate the likes of what 1Password has become. Anything on their Windows PC is going to get pwned.

apothegm
My dad gave me his password manager master password and his laptop password. I added both to my password manager. He tracks my mom’s most important passwords in the password manager, too.

We also talked about setting up a family account and sharing in his password manager, but it hasn’t become a priority yet vs the other late life planning stuff.