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RE: Steemit tells you to save your password to a text file. Seriously?!? Instead, hide it.
I wrote the article based on industry experience and the research backs up my opinion. Here is some research suggesting that writing down passwords is a bad idea and you still have to worry about simple key loggers when typing it back in. If you still think writing it down is the best idea, you might want to make sure your password is in a secure fire rated safe (Amazon sells some great ones).
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/www2007.pdf
http://www.guanotronic.com/~serge/papers/chi11b.pdf
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/want-safer-passwords-dont-change-often/
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2016/03/time-rethink-mandatory-password-changes
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/study-one-third-of-employees-still-write-down-passwords/article/106916/
http://passwordresearch.com/stats/statindex.html
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/www2007.pdf
http://www.guanotronic.com/~serge/papers/chi11b.pdf
Yes Keyloggers are a problem, interfacing with any computer that has been connected with the internet is a risk. The best way would be to setup a dummy account and transfer any sizable funds there, of course that removes the option to up vote with your power, but still saved. Thank you for responding, and great post!
Thanks for the replies and reading the post.