Privacy Guides
In the digital age, protecting your personal information might seem like an impossible task. We’re here to help.
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I use keepassx and cloud storage to move it between computers like a caveman.
What I use is just password manager. It's offline and it only backs up to your phone or SD card. I ended up getting the paid version so I could store more than 12. I never looked for another one because this one does exactly what I want and ir seems solid privacy wise.
hunter2
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In all seriousness, I’ve been using 1Password and have had no complaints.
Personally, bitwarden because of the browser addon, and then KeepassXC to store the 2FA recovery codes
I use KeePassXC in my linux desktop, KeePassDX in my android smartphone and syncthing-fork/syncthing to sync modifications between all devices. The encrypted database (long passphrase generated with Diceware method) never goes online. I also use yubikeys and multi factor auth for all important accounts
bitwarden, keypass.
iCloud Keychain
NordPass, but looking to switch due to their constant upselling ads in their app.
1Password, it's cross-compatible across all my devices, and for all sites that support it, a YubiKey hardware 2FA key.
But if you're not a fan of trusting a 3rd party company, then KeePass is probably still your safest bet.
Been using Keeper. I would run a self-hosted Bitwarden instance but I travel a ton and don't trust AWS / GCP with my data (would put it on a Raspberry Pi I have lying around). If I didn't travel, I would 100% have self-hosted it for the added security and peace of mind.
So far, I've had a great experience with Keeper. It hasn't had a breach in a hot minute, and it auto fills on all my devices perfectly regardless of OS. Very happy so far, but will probably move as soon as I stop travelling quite as much.
Yeah, bitwarden rules
Regular Bitwarden because I'm too chickenshit to self-host my password manager (like, if my NAS goes down or is unreachable, I'm screwed).
I was a longtime Keepass user before that, and may go back to it because I love the idea of a password + key file.
This isn't as scary as it seems. If your server were to go down, you can push your passwords back (to a new install or main website) from your client.
Yeah, what I meant is that without a connection to the database, wouldn't I be SOL? Many of the passwords to access my NAS rely on my password manager to be available at all times.
Or does a cached version on mobile keep running even without the server?
(2nd concern is knowing that I've actually set it up to be secure... synology NAS's are always a target for hackers, and they come in waves of hundreds of attempts at a time some days.)
Yes, there's a cached version on your device. I never opened my server to the internet, just let it sync when on wifi. I used the vaultwarden docker container.
That sounds like a plan!! If it's not open to the internet, I'd be way more comfortable with the idea. Thanks!
keepassxc for linux, keepassdx for android
gopass and unfortunately also Firefox sync + chrome passwords on mobile