Brain-based management is getting too exhausting, and isn't even fully possible with a larger quantity of online accounts.

top 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 68 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
  • [–] 25 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    To further this, if you actually move over to any password manager please regenerate all of your duplicate passwords with something 20+ characters. It’s almost pointless to have a PW Manager if you’re using the same weak password everywhere.

    Make a new strong password for your master password too; I’d recommend a phrase of four moderately long words like “BattleshipMonitorPaintingPrinter” and perhaps a little postit note doodle drawing to remember it until it’s hammered home.

    Alternatively, writing down the master password somewhere secure, like in a safe, would also be good if you have to pass on important accounts to descendants.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    That's my reason for wanting to switch to a password manager. Everything gets some long random string that would be insane to type anyway. Or using passkeys, if supported, though I'll have to research how that works.

    My biggest problem is backups. I like the method of Aegis authenticator. It just stores some number of past (encrypted) databases. Each change is a new file. This way rsync takes care of both backups and version control. If I accidentally rsync a corrupted file, it doesn't matter much. And I can verify them with Rhash, just like all files that don't change (like photos).

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (1 reply)
  • [–] 26 points 3 weeks ago
    [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago

    Vaultwarden - self hosted bitwarden server that any bitwarden clients can connect to.

  • source
  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago

    Keepassxc/keepassdx, synced with syncthings/basicsync.

    Using a headscale/tailscale setup so things stay synced even when i am not home.

  • source
  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)
    load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    pass: the standard unix password manager for tech-savvy people. It's dead simple: just a directory of GPG-encrypted files that you can sync across devices using git or other means. It has a CLI interface, an Android app, and a Firefox extension.

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
    [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    BitWarden and a self hosted VaultWarden

  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    A few years ago I set up KeepassXC using Syncthing temporarily to sync the database across all my devices. I fully expected to have to move to Nextcloud for database file management.

    The KeepassXC / Syncthing combination has worked so well that I have no reason to change it. The databases are seamlessly synced across all devices (including my phone) without requiring any attention from me. Database issues due to multiple device use are almost nonexistent.

    One note: For me Syncthing works much better with multiple devices using a star topology. When I initially set up a mesh configuration I had regular file sync issues. With a star topology they are very rare.

  • source
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • load more comments (5 replies)
    [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    1Password family account with spouse, kids, and my parents. Vault management, ease of sharing, and remote management for my parents is nice, along with multiplatform for everything important, and the price feels quite reasonable at $1/user/month. No major security incidents ever, and I was pleased by their core service design whitepaper that I read many years ago. But as they’ve become increasingly corporate over the past several years I’ve felt like they care less and less about individual users, and the CEO’s recent pledge to Omarchy really pissed me off. So it’s been a great service for me but I don’t recommend it for new users unless they like nazis. I pay for a year at a time so I haven’t scrambled to migrate my family to a new solution quickly, but it sounds like Vaultwarden is most likely the way to go next.

  • source
  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Seconding Bitwarden, have been with it since my previous one (Lastpass? I forget, it was red) moved most of the good functionality behind a paywall many years ago. 11/10 I usually pay for the subscription, I like their product and want them to have a little walkin' around money. But currently on the free tier which is perfectly fine (2 devices when I used pro for 3, but I hardly use my laptop.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Remember the password to my email. Create account on site. Log in and remain logged in. When eventually logged out click forgot password. Log into email and click reset link.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago
    [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Idk if this is the right choice but I write them down on a piece of paper and store that paper in my locked fireproof safe.

  • source
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    I'm an old man yelling at clouds but I don't trust any of the password storing technologies. I have a system of making/writing passwords and a save a short form of them on my pc. Without knowing a specific segment you'd never be able to guess what they were so the segment is the only thing I need to remember. Having to access accounts when not at home is a massive pain in the ass though lol

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago*
    [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago
    [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Firefox remembers my passwords. For other things, text documents stored in a Veracrypt container

  • source
  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    1Password, but planning to move to VaultWarden.

  • source
  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    Proton Pass for me since I use their VPN.

    Vaultwarden for selfhosting.

  • source
  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    Same one on every site. But don’t worry it’s 10 characters instead of 8. And I tossed a bang at the end to throw off attackers.

  • source
  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago*

    With gnupg, git, and a hardware security token. Also known as "pass".

  • source
  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Mostly i get by by not telling others how or where I keep my passwords

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [+] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Self hosted vaultwarden

  • source
  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    I moved away from Bitwarden because they removing values from their motto and some other shady stuff. I chose to go with AliasVault, it has a pretty nice alias email feature.

  • source
  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    nice try hax0r

  • source
  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Piece of paper.

  • source
  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago
    [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago
    [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    A bit of a tangent but these are the right people to ask... What do you think when a site or app says that your password is too long?

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    My dumbass reading through these comments: "keep ass... ehehehehe"

  • source
  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I have a notebook and an app called Password Generator from f-droid

  • source
  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    I write down a password hint on a physical piece of paper.

    Since the primary threat vector is remote access and not physical access, I'd argue that is fine.

    Additionally the password hint has to pass through several thought chains in order to provide the actual password.

    I do wish sites would up front tell you what the password requirements were when you logged in though.

  • source
  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    KeePass database in cloud storage, synced to my phone.

  • source
  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    I use KeePass database for all my passwords and other database for recovery passwords (like from 2FA codes etc). I have it synced in my Nextcloud and ProtonDrive (In case my Nextcloud would fuck up).

  • source
  • load more comments
    view more: next ›