Comments on “Password Chef
Marius Masalar@mostlymarius · Tech Writer, Photographer
This is a really cool concept, congrats on a wonderful design and compelling video! Putting my skeptical hat on for a moment though, there seems to be a bit of a problem with the system (unless I'm missing something): what happens when you need to change a password? Maybe one was leaked in a breach, maybe your work has a policy that passwords need replacing… See more
jeremy carson@thejeremycarson · Founder, creata.co
@mostlymarius needing to create a new password is my biggest issue with these "recipe/formula" password creators. they're great until you have to change one or two passwords. then you have multiple recipes, and you have to remember which one work for which passwords, which essentially defeats the purpose of the "easy-to-remember" system.
Tim Winfree@timwinfree · co-founder, Naranja Studio
@mostlymarius Thank you so much for the kind words, Marius. And great questions. We've given those concerns a lot of thought. Here's how we tackled them: 1. Notes. At some point, you may encounter a site that doesn't accept the password your recipe produces. So we offered a "notes" field to jot down the adaptation you may need to make (e.g. "For bank, limi… See more
Marius Masalar@mostlymarius · Tech Writer, Photographer
@timwinfree Thanks so much for the thoughtful response, Tim! I'm glad and entirely unsurprised that you guys have given these things some serious thought. I'm looking at this from the perspective of someone who might be trying to introduce a non-techie to password management in general, so I'm weighing the demands of the recipe system against the demands of… See more