rebellatio 25 Posted ... I am thinking about using a password manager at this point and would like to know what is recommended if any. Quote Share this post Link to post
S.O.A. 73 Posted ... Bitwarden has been my go to for awhile. I think some others may say Keepass. 1 Old Fella reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
pjnsmb 11 Posted ... 4 hours ago, rebellatio said: I am thinking about using a password manager at this point and would like to know what is recommended if any. Paid or free ? It helps with an answer. cheers Quote Hide pjnsmb's signature Hide all signatures regardspjnsmb Share this post Link to post
OpenSourcerer 939 Posted ... I was never fond of password managers as a whole. If you lose the database, you lose it all. That applies to "my HDD gave up on life", "I lost my USB drive" and "someone found out my password and broke into the database". So I created a sentence containing some info few would know, mixed with the website/service I want to use it on, then take the first letters of each word plus numbers and special characters and chain them to a unique password for every website/service. Keeping track of it was difficult, because... some websites restrict the number of characters (and I still can't understand WHY). Then I heard about stateless password generators like Master Password. You never have to save or transmit anything anywhere, you only need the application making use of an algorithm. If all input is correct, the algorithm generates the same passwords on all devices. I'm using these almost exclusively now. One problem with them, and it's not their fault: They do use "exotic" special characters occasionally. In addition to my problem with long sentences above some websites out there are also restricting which characters you can use. So sometimes you really have to switch to a less complicated password type. Quote Hide OpenSourcerer's signature Hide all signatures » I am not an AirVPN team member. All opinions are my own and are not to be considered official. Only the AirVPN Staff account should be viewed as such. » The forums is a place where you can ask questions to the community. You are not entitled to guaranteed answer times. Answer quality may vary, too. If you need professional support, please create tickets. » If you're new, take some time to read LZ1's New User Guide to AirVPN. On questions, use the search function first. On errors, search for the error message instead. » If you choose to create a new thread, keep in mind that we don't know your setup. Give info about it. Never forget the OpenVPN logs or, for Eddie, the support file (Logs > lifebelt icon). » The community kindly asks you to not set up Tor exit relays when connected to AirVPN. Their IP addresses are subject to restrictions and these are relayed to all users of the affected servers. » Furthermore, I propose that your paranoia is to be destroyed. If you overdo privacy, chances are you will be unique amond the mass again. Share this post Link to post
monstrocity 19 Posted ... Bitwarden. It's FOSS, supported cross platform, and available as an extension in all of the major browsers. Quote Share this post Link to post
ma65547 7 Posted ... KeePassXC for computer, Keepass2Android for smartphone. Quote Share this post Link to post
pjnsmb 11 Posted ... 13 hours ago, Brainbleach said: I use 1Password +1 Quote Hide pjnsmb's signature Hide all signatures regardspjnsmb Share this post Link to post
WaNNaBEAnoNymoUs 10 Posted ... I have never before use password manager but now in "old days" i chose Bitwarden, lazyass just for that reason. Quote Hide WaNNaBEAnoNymoUs's signature Hide all signatures "You don't have to be a genius to sound like one." - BDS Share this post Link to post
bitcohen 0 Posted ... (edited) I use Keepass, it's pretty good. You can set passwords to expire which will cross them out in the UI and remind you to update them, and it's encrypted so even better. You can lock it up with a master password, key file and a Windows user lock, which pretty much stops another person aside from the user who created it from opening. I genuinely don't regret it, and I've used other password managers before. Edited ... by bitcohen Remove some whitespace under post Quote Share this post Link to post
iwih2gk 84 Posted ... On 10/13/2019 at 8:23 AM, giganerd said: I was never fond of password managers as a whole. If you lose the database, you lose it all. That applies to "my HDD gave up on life", "I lost my USB drive" and "someone found out my password and broke into the database". So I created a sentence containing some info few would know, mixed with the website/service I want to use it on, then take the first letters of each word plus numbers and special characters and chain them to a unique password for every website/service. Keeping track of it was difficult, because... some websites restrict the number of characters (and I still can't understand WHY). Then I heard about stateless password generators like Master Password. You never have to save or transmit anything anywhere, you only need the application making use of an algorithm. If all input is correct, the algorithm generates the same passwords on all devices. I'm using these almost exclusively now. One problem with them, and it's not their fault: They do use "exotic" special characters occasionally. In addition to my problem with long sentences above some websites out there are also restricting which characters you can use. So sometimes you really have to switch to a less complicated password type. giganerd, If what you said was universally true I wouldn't use a password mgr either. BUT, most excellent password mgrs allow you to download the file as a csv or json file to use with numerous other services. I have many multiple backups and could quite easily recreate my accounts by migrating to another password mgr. I use full U2F for all file access and don't lose one minute of sleep over worrying about data/file loss. With U2F I don't worry about a hack either. Quote Share this post Link to post
OpenSourcerer 939 Posted ... 19 hours ago, iwih2gk said: If what you said was universally true I wouldn't use a password mgr either. BUT, most excellent password mgrs allow you to download the file as a csv or json file to use with numerous other services. I have many multiple backups and could quite easily recreate my accounts by migrating to another password mgr. I.e., your passwords are stored AND transferred, making them not stateless by this definition, which is my point of using mpw: You not only never lose the passwords, you also don't save or send any of them anywhere, not even in encrypted form. 19 hours ago, iwih2gk said: I use full U2F for all file access and don't lose one minute of sleep over worrying about data/file loss. With U2F I don't worry about a hack either. Define "full U2F for all file access", sounds exaggerating, no offense. Because I've never heard of a "half U2F", or even "double U2F". It's either you use it or you don't. 😮 But 2FA is a valid security point as of today. Although it's a universal concept not barring mpw for example. Quote Hide OpenSourcerer's signature Hide all signatures » I am not an AirVPN team member. All opinions are my own and are not to be considered official. Only the AirVPN Staff account should be viewed as such. » The forums is a place where you can ask questions to the community. You are not entitled to guaranteed answer times. Answer quality may vary, too. If you need professional support, please create tickets. » If you're new, take some time to read LZ1's New User Guide to AirVPN. On questions, use the search function first. On errors, search for the error message instead. » If you choose to create a new thread, keep in mind that we don't know your setup. Give info about it. Never forget the OpenVPN logs or, for Eddie, the support file (Logs > lifebelt icon). » The community kindly asks you to not set up Tor exit relays when connected to AirVPN. Their IP addresses are subject to restrictions and these are relayed to all users of the affected servers. » Furthermore, I propose that your paranoia is to be destroyed. If you overdo privacy, chances are you will be unique amond the mass again. Share this post Link to post
AnonVPNsnow 0 Posted ... I use the free version of Lastpass and love it. Has extensions for most browsers too. Quote Share this post Link to post
hawkflights 16 Posted ... If you're a heavy Linux/*BSD command line user and already use gnupg, you might like 'pass'. It's about as simple and lightweight as it gets. Quote Share this post Link to post
FezzyWig 1 Posted ... I've been using Lastpass for the last 5+ years. I have the paid version and have not had an issue. Quote Share this post Link to post
DavidMuerey 0 Posted ... I used lastpass few times. Nice choice for everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post
tachyonxero 1 Posted ... I switched to Bitwarden recently from lastpass, have to say I am liking it a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post
flat4 66 Posted ... bitwarden, takes a minute to figure it out but it works Quote Share this post Link to post
Xianders 1 Posted ... (edited) 1Password. I don 't know why, but I like it. Edited ... by Xianders Quote Share this post Link to post
idaej3joy0LohWue1ieph4zahy 0 Posted ... KISS! 🙂 https://www.passwordstore.org/ + https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/passff/ Quote Share this post Link to post
acyclovir 0 Posted ... Enpass for 3 years, come from LastPass, Keepass, Master Pasword and 1Pasword, for me, Enpass way better, only think i miss and would like, Local database wifi sync Quote Share this post Link to post
Old Fella 5 Posted ... Bitwarden has all the best bits of any password manager I've ever tried - my pennies worth. Quote Hide Old Fella's signature Hide all signatures I sign nothing, much Share this post Link to post