Any better password manager than LastPass?
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kboye
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Honestly I wouldn't trust anybody with my passwords, lastpass included. Storing them online feels wrong on so many levels.
Use encrypted file storage for keypass encrypted password directory on your own NAS or through remote desktop, and change all passwords as you use them. Download emails off all accounts to local storage every week on that VM.
Really difficult to stay safe these days, I've actually lost access to a Gmail-account (hacked). Two-step authentication is nice, but isn't stable on all email clients other than Google's own (=add third party access through own key which you can't decide the length for yourself).
I read an artical about ordering a hack for a specific Gmail account for about 50-100$. I mean... it's nice to know, if I'm truly ****ed I can order my own account hacked I guess
Use encrypted file storage for keypass encrypted password directory on your own NAS or through remote desktop, and change all passwords as you use them. Download emails off all accounts to local storage every week on that VM.
Really difficult to stay safe these days, I've actually lost access to a Gmail-account (hacked). Two-step authentication is nice, but isn't stable on all email clients other than Google's own (=add third party access through own key which you can't decide the length for yourself).
I read an artical about ordering a hack for a specific Gmail account for about 50-100$. I mean... it's nice to know, if I'm truly ****ed I can order my own account hacked I guess
Constant, as in every single time, popups asking if I wanted to save that password in the master list. That's not the exact wording but it's been a while...
The issue was that I had already saved those passwords. It got so annoying I dumped it.
DigitalDemon
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Lastpass has slowly added features, you can pretty much wipe out notifications:
Oh nice! That was my major complaint with it. Thanks
Also will say that the mobile integration bits still leave a lot to be desired, but its getting better. AFAIK mobile is still a premium (paid) feature, as well. Also wish it had better multi-user functionality. I simply signed my wife up for a separate non-premium account, rather than try to do the shared bits.
That was my next question - how does it manage multiple users?
DigitalDemon
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You can either use separate accounts and share sites with eachother, or a single account and use the 'identities' feature. Normally it's used to separate groups of passwords, such as ones for work and home, but you can use it as a quasi multi user profile.
I strongly suggest using password sharing instead of single account identities, not only from a privacy perspective, but a safety one. You can still manage your shared passwords, and most normal users will not know how to capture a shared password. It is great for sharing login info to a resource without resorting to giving it out in a post/text/email, and keeping that info current. You can even update the password, lets say you change the password every week for security purposes, everyone who has been shared gets the updated password automatically. That, and you are not exposing your entire database of passwords to anyone who could make mistakes in handling your account.
I strongly suggest using password sharing instead of single account identities, not only from a privacy perspective, but a safety one. You can still manage your shared passwords, and most normal users will not know how to capture a shared password. It is great for sharing login info to a resource without resorting to giving it out in a post/text/email, and keeping that info current. You can even update the password, lets say you change the password every week for security purposes, everyone who has been shared gets the updated password automatically. That, and you are not exposing your entire database of passwords to anyone who could make mistakes in handling your account.
Yeah, my read on the "identities" is that you can't keep them truly separate. The idea that my spousal unit could accidentally (
) nuke something / everything is not palatable.
Sharing does work, so maintaining two separate accounts is the best option for us.
) nuke something / everything is not palatable.Sharing does work, so maintaining two separate accounts is the best option for us.