Password Managers

[3TrueFans]

What do you do when someone else needs access to the same accounts on a different computer?
For example, I do most of the financial stuff with account access, but if I wanted another family member to have similar access, how would I make sure they could get it?
ADD: I'm asking about this relevant to keeping a password manager of some type instead of my notebook.

I haven't really used it much, but with Lastpass, and I'm sure others too, you can share the credentials with other people. I think they have to sign up for a free account for Lastpass, but then you can share passwords, and then unshare them when/if they don't need access anymore.

 

[cyphoon]

I use keepass. Works on both linux and windows and I can share the pwd database between the two. Keep a USB stick with the database and instructions in a safe place for the Mrs in case anything ever happens to me.

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[throwittoblythe]

I use LastPass as my primary password protector. I do let Google store some of the non-critical ones as that just makes my life easier.

I have LastPass generate passwords as well. I once had to share a LastPass password with an admin at work and she nearly had a stroke.

 

[Isualum13]

My mom uses a notebook.

 

[AirWalke]

I like Bitwarden and KeePass, both are solid choices since they’re both open source and free to use. I don’t like 1Password as much since it’s got a fee associated with it, but I have used it before and liked the interface.

The worst choice one can make is going without randomly generated passwords or sticking with one-factor authentication.

 

[CycloneErik]

I let Google do it. Make it as easy as I can for the family and the hackers out there.

 

[Jer]

Used LastPass Premium since they started up and never had an issue. Just upgraded to their Families product so my wife has access to all the necessary billing, banking, etc sites that are otherwise only in my LastPass account.

 

[TedKumsher]

Not really, dropbox and google drive are still areas that can be intercepted though I do agree that is a good way to do it. In the end all the electrons go through the same back bone points of the internet. If someone wants to steal it they can.

Until we have a quantum internet, we will always have this problem.

I don't quite think you're right on this. Keepass uses an encrypted file accessed (unlocked) by the client software. Even if it was "intercepted", it's still an encrypted file. It's why I like Keepass -- I'm not trusting a 3rd party host to do what they say they do. Of course the downside is that it's not exactly accessible from anywhere like a hosted solution. In Keepass the data is in a file that I control. In hosted solutions the data is controlled by a 3rd party.

 

[amishclone]

Just use Pa$$word! for all your passwords and you don't have to remember them.

 

[MeanDean]

Just use Pa$$word! for all your passwords and you don't have to remember them.

If they need a number you can just use Pa$$w0rd. Simple and foolproof

 

[tman24]

I switched over to bitwarden. I have a local install. I don't trust online keepers for my banking or other important passwords. And use authy for 2 factor, and Google auth for those that don't work on authy.

 

[cyfanbr]

Used LastPass Premium since they started up and never had an issue. Just upgraded to their Families product so my wife has access to all the necessary billing, banking, etc sites that are otherwise only in my LastPass account.

Jeremy, can you explain a bit more the need for the family product? I use LastPass and just gave my wife the login credential for it and we can both access everything. I guess I am not sure if she has it on her laptop, but we have on both phones, and on my laptop for sure.

 

[Gorm]

Keypass...been using it for over 10 years.

 

[Cybone]

I have trusted everything about my life to SkyNet.

Seemed legit....

 

[NateTheBoss]

Bitwarden is the best I have used, and it's free.

 

[1100011CS]

Keepass and store my database in google drive so I can access in browser, android app and desktop app

 

[clonebb]

Yeah, of all the mega-data companies I feel like Google is the worst of the worst as far as having and knowing all about its users.

We've had this discussion and decided to do it the old fashioned way.

I have a little spiral notebook with passwords written in it.

I also try to register with as few sites and apps as possible. Which is actually very impossible.

You are confused. Facebook is the worst of all, followed by Google and Amazon.

 

[jdcyclone19]

I've gotten to the point where I can't remember all the passwords due to all my accounts for work and persona life. I had google save a few passwords in the past and I was guilty of using the same password for a lot of my accounts, although it was a pretty difficult 16 character password with all the features (uppercase, lowercase, number, symbols, etc). I read google chrome password extension is ok but not the most secure.

So after reading through this thread, I did some research and decided to try out lastpass based on what I found and all the recommendations here. Lastpass works very well with what I've done so far and is pretty to to use once I got the hang of it. Works perfectly on my iphone as well, which is big for me. Why didn't I do this sooner??

 

[moores2]

I usually keep an excel sheet that I lock with a password. Have to remember the 1 to get in, but then have access to most others.

 

[Blackhawk6515]

I use yellow sticky notes.