Password Manager

Red_Army

I'm looking at trying a password manager as i have many logins/passwords to remember and i don't fancy carrying around a piece of paper with me all the time with such important details on.

From a quick browse there is many to choose from but they seem to fall into different category's from Desktop, Cloud and Browser based etc... LastPass and 1Password seem to be the most used but has anyone used any alternatives to these?

I want to use one for a laptop, smartphone and tablet. I understand that a password manager stores and generates passwords for you so you don't need to remember them except your master password.

How will i access my accounts if i want to use them at work or at a member of my family's house on their computers if i use a password manager? Are desktop based password managers more secure than browser/cloud based etc...?

Frozen_up_north

I use 1Password on my iPhone, it is not linked to my desktop or laptop. On the latter, I use Keepass which is locally stored and backed up with a USB memory stick.


If I were to recommend just one, it would be 1Password on my mobile phone. It is backed up to the iCloud and can show passwords in colour making numbers stand out (the usual issue with 1 vs I and 0 vs O, etc).

TadleyBaggie

I use iPassword mostly on my MacBook but I also have it linked to my iPhone and iPad. Works well. I previously used Roboform but it had a habit of breaking whenever there was a OS update and it took them ages to correct it.

glennevis

I use an android app called aWallet Pro which has all the usual features and synchronises with multiple devices. Unlike a lot of password managers it uses your own cloud account not the developer's.

rmg1

I've got LastPass on my mobile which seems to to syncing across various devices and web browsers.

RumRat

I use Lastpass on Six PC's & two mobiles in 3 locations and it works well...I think I'd be a bit lost without it, truth be known.:)

chiny

Most secure ? You need to check where the passwords are stored, somewhere potentially insecure if across devices so serious encryption is a must. What if the company goes bust - a (free) decryption tool must be available now (and tested). Some password managers have had leaks; although whether the fix makes them more reliable or their reputation is trashed may depend on your paranoia level.

You might like to write down your master password and store it with your last will and testament.

Some people will never use a password manager. A friend of mine stores his passwords in an unencrypted text file named "passwords" and simply does not believe this is a risk.

lindens

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Red_Army wrote: »

I want to use one for a laptop, smartphone and tablet. I understand that a password manager stores and generates passwords for you so you don't need to remember them except your master password.

How will i access my accounts if i want to use them at work or at a member of my family's house on their computers if i use a password manager? Are desktop based password managers more secure than browser/cloud based etc...?

Use Lastpass then as it works on everything. If you need to access them whilst on a strange person's computer you can just log onto the website of Lastpass, go to your account and launch the website you're wanting to visit from there and it'll fill in the login details.

Desktop and cloud based are as secure as each other from a hacking point of view but a local one is more likely to see you lose the data if there's a fault with the hard drive or the device.

stragglebod

I use Keepass as it has android and iphone apps, and there's a portable version so you can carry a copy on a USB stick if you want to use someone else's computer.


Though I would never open a password database on any computer I wasn't 99.9% certain was clean.

libra10

I've used Roboform for many years, on both PCs and Macs, with no problems.

It costs approx £16 per year, but you often see offers and discounts. Their support system is also very good.

My Roboform product is called Roboform Everywhere, and I believe it can be used on mobiles and ipads.

Have never used any of the free password managers, so can't speak for them.