I second the recommendation for Bitwarden.
I switched over from Dashlane and never looked back. They even have a browser extension for mobile Firefox (the browser you should be using anyways) so it's easy and convenient on all my devices.
+1 for Bitwarden. There were growing pains at the start to move off of iCloud Keychain. Once done and being more proactive with managing passwords it’s so good and trustworthy
Agreed. Bitwarden has been fantastic. I just wish it was easier to swap between accounts on the browser extension. You can do it on desktop and mobile pretty easily.
Is there a reason to use the mobile extension over the app itself? The app can input into other apps as well
Been using KeePassXC (and before that, KeePassX) since I abandoned LastPass about a decade ago. The apps integrate with Nextcloud perfectly and at least for me, it's a breeze. I use it for TOTP too, and I second the recommendation of a hardware token for an additional layer of security. There are some USBc options that work on phones (I'm using a pixel 7 pro).
yup, no need to pay for a password manager. and far more secure.
I never got YubiKey to work on desktop with it. Key files seem to work good enough and easy to manage.
YubiKey works for me, both on desktop with KeePassXC and on Android with KeePassDX to the same DB
It does require some configuration within yubikey manager. I did not find it straightforward but once set up its really reliable.
when lastpass screwed around with it's free tier offering, i switched to bitwarden and haven't felt any reason to use or even try anything else, it's rock solid
Same. Been very happy. Great iOS integration.
+1 for BitWarden.
Plus, it's ridiculously easy to self-host with VaultWarden.
Bitwarden gang
Bitwarden - does everything, and is free. You can even setup a shared vault so 2 people can have access to shared stuff like online shopping and streaming sites. Takes a bit of admin work but it is not hard.
Sadly that second but requires the other person to care enough to make an account and not just text you when they need the password 😂
Bitwarden, Been using it since 2021
I’ve settled in with Keep Ass myself.
I too like to keep my pet Donkey to myself. I love it. 🙂
Also KeePassXC -- KeePassDX + Nextcloud + (encrypted container dropbox backup)
Proton Pass pisses me off. Proton is such a money grubbing company that takes FOREVER to release stuff.
I pay $120 per year for ProtonMail, and they want me to pay $180 to unlock the full Proton Pass. $60 per year, for something that BitWarden does for only $12 per year.
Not to mention you'll be waiting years for apps to come out. They're such a fragmented company. The Android remake is already so far past the estimated release date it's sad. Proton Drive Windows app finally came out, but fuck Mac and Linux users, I guess.
BitWarden is available for Windows, Linux, Mac, 9 browsers, iOS, Android, and CLI. - Premium is $1/month.
ProtonPass is available for iOS, Android, and 4 browsers. - Premium is $5/month.
Can't wait for Proton to release a few more half baked services with outdated apps and a promise to update them in a year, but then 3 years later there's still radio silence. Perhaps use your paid services money for developing in a timely manner? Holy shit.
Wow, so 1Password is not recommended anymore? How come? I’ve been using them for years.
Possibly because it is not open source and doesn't have anything to offer that the other recommendations do not.
Ya I think so. These are always tech articles and Foss software is always a big feature.
But 1password has on going audits and a sane ui and mobile apps that pass the boomer-parent test. Canadian company too which is nice given the US centric tech world.
Fastmail integration for masked emails! If you already have an email provider you like then yeah not much to offer. But if you're like me a few years ago and was looking to get off of chromes password manager and gmail, then 1password and fastmail is a nice combo.
It's in their honorable mentions.
Have no source available clients is the author's main nit pick.
Former 1password user, current Bitwarden user. Jumped ship when 1password dicked local vaults. Never been happier.
And it’s a FUCKLOAD cheaper. 1password is very overpriced.
Same. We’ve been using it for about a decade I think. One vault for my wife and I to share. Hosted on their end in case all our self hosted stuff takes a crap our passwords are still available. Been considering looking at bitwarden but haven’t had the time.
I use KeePass and keep it synced with self hosting Nextcloud. I get the appeal of bitwarden, but I'm really trying to get off other people's computers.
Bitwarden with the self hosted vaultwarden server then, that way you get the nice bitwarden experience, apps, browser plugins, but all hosted on your own hardware. I run my vaultwarden server on my synology.
Bitwarden. Tried Proton Pass but ultimately stuck with Bitwarden.
It has been my password manager of choice for quite some time and I didn't see any reason to change.
Self-hosted bit warden works like a charm plus you get to learn reverse proxies if you use docker on a Nas, it's pretty fun, would recommend
While I find a discussion about password managers great, I found the article to be underwhelming.
GNU Pass, has been the best one so far. Set up your own git to sync it to all devices.
15 years ago the common logic was the most likely way for a password to get stolen is by writing it down and leaving it in an accessible spot, and somebody stealing the password there.
I don't think that logic holds anymore, and with the LastPass breach I think that's proof you want to step away from the cloud not towards it. Imo the most secure way to store passwords is to generate multiple random codes, use a portion of each and then just write those down.
15 years ago you had to worry about the people around you. Now you have billions of bots trying to force shit all the time.
I made a hardware-based password manager that I keep on me with the 3-2-1 rule. (One on me, one at home, one in a remote location) It's barely-secure, but the data is not accessible except when I'm updating it. It's similar to the mooltipass but all the passwords are stored on eeprom.
Could the eeprom be hacked by someone and all my passwords probably read in cleartext? Yeah. How many fucking people actually know how to do that though? Virtually none.
Honestly, I'd love to just simply be able to afford a mooltipass though. :(
This is what I based my personal one on: https://www.instructables.com/PasswordPump-Passwords-Manager/
And I usually generate the passwords with an online tool so that I'm never using the same password twice.
Why not keepass and its editors and just keep the vault file on a flash drive?
Exactly. Plus, if you're a windows user, you can keep the portable version of KeePass on the drive as well.
LastPass did not make the list, I am shocked, shocked, well ok not that shocked.
Your homegrown script opening a gpg encrypted file in runtimedir in a text editor.
have being using Enpass for a long time, it’s really good, you can choose any cloud provider or host your vault yourself, subscription based payment or one time only
I am also using Enpass since a decade or so and never had the urge to switch to another provider. Everything works, you got all the features (TOTP, pawned password auto-checks, native apps and autofill, storage of other things than passwords; …) and pricing is still very reasonable.
It can be fully used offline too (with WiFi sync) or with any local storage or online cloud option.
I bought it one time back then but still pay the small subscription fee since I don’t want Enpass to go away.
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