Are you able to use your password manager in public places (or on a friend's laptop)? And is that secure in those cases?

If not, this might be a good second option for a site to have that doesn't involve you resetting your password:

First option - normal password Second option - email one-time key Third option - reset pw via email (if you really need to)

> Are you able to use your password manager in public places (or on a friend's laptop)?

Any accounts that are accessed on other people's computers should be unimportant (e.g., email accounts that aren't associated with financial accounts) because those computers could be compromised. Unimportant accounts don't require strong passwords, so a password manager isn't needed for accounts that one might access on other people's computers.

I can pull up my password manager on my phone. That would take maybe slightly more time than opening my mail client on my phone.

I've been trying a password manager. How do you get around the fact that it requires you to put in your master password all the time? You just set it to not require that, or have a really long timeout? Or have a super easy to type master password?

I have a long sentence as my passphrase. 1password will stay unlocked for ~30 minutes (or when I close my computer), so I type it a few times a day. I've gotten very good at typing it, and can crank it out quickly.

It's much much faster than opening my email, and waiting for SMTP & Gmail to get its act together.

A long passphrase can be easy to remember(and type) and hard to crack.

I have 1Password and I have it set to only re-lock once my computer locks. Also my master password for 1P is long, but easy to type, so still fast. I usually if I'm a little stoned it takes me a few tries to get it...

I just increase the number of iterations (i.e. key-stretching), so that I can use a shorter password. It'll takes a second or two to actually log in, but that way I don't have to type so much.

I just learn the passwords for frequently used accounts.

What is a power user?

A power user is a more advanced user of a particular system/service. They usually push a service/system to it's maximum and know various tips and tricks to gain maximum efficiency from said service.

I meant that in the sense of "the sort of person who uses a third-party password manager".