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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I use keepass and host the files "myself", means in my clouds, keepass droid is a nice adfree app, I just like to have control over my passwords after I read some articles about password "safes". It's a bit effort to setup, but since then works perfectly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Using Bitwarden for password manager, Aegis for 2fa, been working great for me so far.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I use bit warden and I love it. And yes, I would recommend using a password locker. Just make sure you do some research before selecting one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I recommend one. Try to get one without a subscription. I bought the pro version of Enpass before they put up a subscription wall, and I've been riding that one ever since.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I'm probably going to get grilled for this but I've Been using Firefox's Saved passwords, I really don't need anything better.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

KeePassX(C?) both on Windows and Linux. I used the windows version KeePass2 but there was a recent security vulnerability in it so I switched to KeePassX. Maybe it's already patched... auto-type doesn't seem to work in KeePassX on Windows so I might switch back but it's not that critical.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

There are a lot of people recommending a very specific program in this thread. Be skeptical, everyone. Do your research on the strengths and weaknesses of these types of tools, and the specific offerings of all current leading services.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Keepass with syncthing is GOAT

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I absolutely use a password generator/manager. Using Bitwarden.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I don't use them. I see this as a putting all eggs in one basket strategy, if my master password was lost, hacked, hosting company shutdown, or for whatever reason refuse to do business with me, my entire life would be screwed.

Instead I use long passwords made of words, and for each site it will be a few letters off. They're easy for humans to remember because how similar they are, but due how hash works they are equivalent to unique passwords to hackers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Hashing only works if the website stores their passwords correctly. If a single website you use doesn't hash passwords correctly, and gets their database leaked, then your passwords will all be leaked. Changing a few characters per site may help a bit, but it shouldn't be relied on.

Also, if you're worried about the host shutting down, you should try bitwarden. It's completely open source, and you can self host it if you want.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Anyone not using a password manager is shooting themselves in the foot and often time not realizing till its too late. Along with that sign up for a service that notifies you of data breaches, I think bitwarden has one built in (might only be for subscribing members though) and there is always https://haveibeenpwned.com/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I just use the chrome password manager, works great and seamlessly transitions from Android to desktop. I used to use KeePass, but the convenience of the built in tools in chrome just works really well, especially after moving over from iOS.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Just moved from bitwarden to proton pass, so far so good. Would recommend keepass, bitwarden,1password but definitely not lastpass.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I use pass which is a frontend for GnuPG. It's sort of primitive and I had to write user interface for it but it's super flexible. Since every password is saved in encrypted file syncing is easy and we use Git to share company passwords amongst ourselves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I have proton subscription for mail, vpn the works. Just switched to Proton Pass and very happy. Auto creates alias emails on signups so my real email is not out there.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Keepass with key file. I synchronise only the database with cloud servers while the key file stays on my devices and never gets synched. I think that's a good tradeoff for security and convenience.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Password managers are a great tool for digital hygiene. The main way an average Joe gets his accounts taken over is because it reused the same user and password combination.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I kinda don’t trust em tbh.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah I use Lastpass, it's very useful. I'd like to switch to something FOSS and locally encrypted, but honestly I've tried a couple times and never got it working properly, meanwhile Lastpass always works. I hate their blinding white UI lol.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I toss my KeePass file (encrypted database) in Google Drive.

That way I have all the convenience of syncing through the cloud, but I also get the benefit of having my database access and database storage be managed by separate companies.

If Google has a breach and my data gets leaked, sucks, but the database is encrypted so I’m good. If KeePass encryption is broken, sucks, but attackers would also have to find a way to gain access to my Google Drive.

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