On 30 May 2012, at 02:49, Jonathan Thornburg wrote:
> On Wed, 30 May 2012, Maarten Billemont wrote:
>> Master Password is different in that it generates passwords based
>> purely off of a user's master password and the name of the site.
> 
> Is there a provision to rollover the master password
>       [Useful to, e.g., regain security after ending a
>       relationship in which the master password had been
>       shared with a spouse/SO/lover/etc.]
> without requiring re-visiting every site where one has used a derived
> password based on that master password?
> 
> ciao,


No, the Master Password application makes it very explicit that the password is 
not to be shared with anyone.  Passwords output by the algorithm for a specific 
site can optionally be shared, at the risk of needing to increment the password 
counter for the site when the user wishes to stop sharing their account.

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