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I'm finally moving to Bitwarden. What are some mistakes I shouldn't make so I don't lose my account? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I have finally decided to move to a proper password manager. But it's kinda scary, you know, to export all you passwords in one place and if you mess up a bit you might lose all of your passwords especially when they said once I lose my master password there is no way to recover it.

So, what are some precautions I should take before moving to Bitwarden? Did you ever lose your account? Share your experiences.

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[–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I would use a passphrase instead of a password. Make it a meaningful phrase and it'll be hard to forget.

I had a password that I committed to muscle memory once... and then my muscle memory disappeared and my brain memory didn't remember it... and... it was not good... 😅

Passphrase 1000% I've never had trouble remembering my passphrase.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Do you have a system, or I guess I can say a cipher, for using passphrase? I have one but then I thought what if someone social engineered my cipher, figure it out from whatever beaches or I forgot it?

    Now I just use bitwarden to generate passphrase. At least I can remember that for 30 seconds when there are sites or apps that somehow blocks auto filling. And to never forget the master password

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