Password managers?

[DampDog]

Not something that had even crossed my mind until I noticed a little thread on here a few days back.

It prompted me to update and generally have a tidy up of my passwords. Much to my surprise I'd collected 75+ passwords for various sites over the years. If you'd have asked me to guess at the number I'd have said I only have 20 ish... The majority are discreet passwords, however I think like most people I have a few go-to passwords that are common.

Thing is how do they handle the sites that require the 3,5,6,9 letter etc, or for you to verify a certain word for security? Is it beyond them or are they clever enough to also hold that info securely? Or is it circumvented by 2FA

I had a brief look at Bitwarden. Most reviews are pretty good and it's cheap at $10 a year.

 

[Semple]

Bitwarden

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[Deleted member 77746]

Bitwarden / Vaultwarden

 

[Glanza]

Bitwarden is more than enough for most people, 1password has a decent following but they pay for it so would be more vocal.

 

[Haze]

I just let Google stalk me

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I just let Google stalk me

It's got nothing to do with Google. It's a password manager.

 

[whitecrook]

I use keepass

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I use keepass

That's a local database isn't it and not stored remotely somewhere? You made sure you have a backup?

 

[whitecrook]

That's a local database isn't it and not stored remotely somewhere? You made sure you have a backup?

yeah it s on servers that i control
Many people opt to put it (a single file) on drop box or similar

i have ios app PC app and mac app. Ive used it for years i dont rely on any third party and it works solid.

also use keychain but its kind different

 

[Deleted member 77746]

yeah it s on servers that i control
Many people opt to put it (a single file) on drop box or similar

i have ios app PC app and mac app. Ive used it for years i dont rely on any third party and it works solid.

also use keychain but its kind different

Good, at least it's central with backups.

 

[Orcvader]

Bitwarden free tier is enough for a majority of people, so I would try that first and have a good read over what the paid tier offers.

For sites with certain requirements Bitwarden (or any other password manager) allows you to generate a random password to meet those requirements, and then saves that password for that site. It will then offer to autofill both username and password whenever you log in to that specific site. If paying for the paid tier, it can also do 2FA for you.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

also using keepass since seeing 2fa will become compulsory for MM
i looked into 2fa and password managers too
it appeared to be very well recommended
and free too which is always a plus
yes it has a limitation you need to deal with your own database
but thats a plus for me anyway
not sure i fancy some software company
having all my passwords stored on their servers
regardless of whether they say its encrypted
since a lot of them arent transparent about their methodology
so i prefer my backup where i control it
i can be as paranoid as i like then
and use multiple passworded zip files on it too
if i wanted it on google drive etc
though for my usage i dont require syncing it
from the cloud
i just imported the database manually to all my devices
ie without doing it from google drive etc

 

[Mysterae_]

Which password managers have the facility to allow access by another person, your spouse for example, in the event of your death? A bit dark I know but it would make things easier for them.

 

[DampDog]

I've been having a little look at the reviews and setup for Bitwarden on YouTube. It's all new to me but It appears more than enough for my needs and it's a step up from what I'm using now which is nowt. Thanks for the pointers peeps. Much appreciated.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Which password managers have the facility to allow access by another person, your spouse for example, in the event of your death? A bit dark I know but it would make things easier for them.

wouldnt putting the database on a flash drive or 2 for failsafe
and putting it in a safe place for them be
the easiest way?
wont matter which software you pick then

 

[Mysterae_]

That's quite a flawed approach. Flash drives can be found, copied, destroyed. I don't like that idea.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

That's quite a flawed approach. Flash drives can be found, copied, destroyed. I don't like that idea.

Password the flash drive
Or password the files on the flash drive
As long as it's something your next of kin will know
WegotmarriedAtccolchesterchurch! Or something similar for example
Only way anyone can find,copy, destroy them
Is if they have physical access to your house
And know where you stored them

 

[Semple]

Which password managers have the facility to allow access by another person, your spouse for example, in the event of your death? A bit dark I know but it would make things easier for them.

Bitwarden offers this, but as a premium feature: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/emergency-access/

 

[Semple]

Password the flash drive
Or password the files on the flash drive
As long as it's something your next of kin will know
WegotmarriedAtccolchesterchurch! Or something similar for example
Only way anyone can find,copy, destroy them
Is if they have physical access to your house
And know where you stored them

So what's the suggestion if you died in a fire at home?

That's why it's never a good idea to store your only copy of data at home.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

So what's the suggestion if you died in a fire at home?

That's why it's never a good idea to store your only copy of data at home.

Same as what I do with my door keys
Give trusted family members a spare/spares
Think I did say more than 1. Flash drives

Or safety deposit box,or with whoever
Has your last will and testament. Etc
Only the actual next of kin you want to access it needs the
Flash drives passwords
Software that allows your next of kin may be fine
What if you dropped dead tomorrow
But forgot to pay to renew the software today
Or your. Next of kin forgot how to access the software
Or doesn't know the password for the device the software is on etc

 

[Mysterae_]

Bitwarden offers this, but as a premium feature: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/emergency-access/

Cheers, that's the kind of thing I'm thinking of, I knew it existed in some form. That way I can enable access for multiple people (partner, her parents, sister etc). They won't be able to access stuff unless I authorise it or until a specified time elapses because I can't respond (dead/coma etc).