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minus-squarePlexSheeplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoIt’s a primitive password manager, primitive because unencrypted and not integrated into your devices, but far better than not having a password manager.
minus-squarevikinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·3 months agoAssuming the laptop is running bitlocker (often on by default), has a user password, and is offline, that’s pretty decent.
minus-squareThe Liver@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoNotebook refers to a paper notebook. Not a laptop.
minus-squareThe Liver@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoAnd in which world is bitlocker on by default? Nope.
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 months agoA world where we all go insane from explaining “we can’t just ‘hack’ your bitlocker key” over and over to every older relative we have…
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThis one https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-24h2-will-enable-bitlocker-encryption-for-everyone-happens-on-both-clean-installs-and-reinstalls
It’s a primitive password manager, primitive because unencrypted and not integrated into your devices, but far better than not having a password manager.
Assuming the laptop is running bitlocker (often on by default), has a user password, and is offline, that’s pretty decent.
Notebook refers to a paper notebook. Not a laptop.
And in which world is bitlocker on by default? Nope.
A world where we all go insane from explaining “we can’t just ‘hack’ your bitlocker key” over and over to every older relative we have…
This one
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-24h2-will-enable-bitlocker-encryption-for-everyone-happens-on-both-clean-installs-and-reinstalls