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How I use the notes field in my password manager

I use notes as a mini-changelog to track the context and history of my online accounts. I write down why I created accounts, made changes, or chose particular settings.

Beware of incomplete PDF redactions

If you’re not careful when redacting PDFs, it’s possible to share more information than you intended.

A robot leaked my SSH keys

A cautionary tale of a daft incident where I leaked a set of SSH keys to GitHub.

Beware of logged errors from subprocess

If you use Python’s subprocess module, be careful you don’t leak sensitive information in your error logs.

Use keyring to store your credentials

If you need to store passwords in a Python application, use the keyring module to keep them safe.

Tidying up my 1Password