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Re: Ask HN: What is the best password manager available today?

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Post by timbit42 »

mikece wrote: post #27
autoexec wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've used KeePass for ages and every time another password manager comes up in the headlines it's only ever made me feel more confident about that decision. Zero games, no cloud/other party to be dependent on, and I have total freedom to implement whatever backup/sync methods work best for my situation.

KeePass is not KeePassXC. The former is written in .NET, the latter in C++; numerous open source audits have shown that KeePassXC is far and away more secure than KeePass. Not to mention that cross-platform performance for KeePassXC is superior.

I'm hoping for one written in a safe language.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best password manager available today?

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Post by Hamuko »

evantbyrne wrote: post #70
Hamuko wrote: post #15

I use Secrets ( https://outercorner.com/secrets-mac/ ) which syncs via iCloud. Definitely not perfect, especially if you're not heavily within the Apple ecosystem, but at least it's native and doesn't require a subscription.

Do you have to pay separately for the mac and ios versions?

Yes.

If you want to save some money, it will give you an automatic 25% discount if you just wait around for some amount of days before buying the full version. Applies to both versions of the app.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best password manager available today?

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Post by jwestbury »

hayst4ck wrote: post #7
atmosx wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This. Hands down. The downside is that is cloud based.

1Password is making choices for the business at the cost of security. Sucking people's password vaults into their cloud is very not cool. Additionally removing the local vault only option is another business first decision. It's only a matter of time before 1Password has a real security problem because the business forces at 1Password appear to be much stronger than the engineering forces.

Conversely: I have zero interest in managing the storage of my own password vaults. It's a trade-off I'm willing to make for convenience and durability.

By way of example: I recently moved overseas, and in the process I wiped my desktop and moved to a laptop-only setup. Unfortunately, I managed to back up an outdated Adobe Lightroom catalog, not my current catalog, so I lost about two years' worth of catalog data -- including Lightroom edit histories. Yes, this is obviously a mistake on my part, but I recognise that I make these mistakes, and I'm willing to trade some loss of privacy and security for a significant decrease in a different risk profile.

Removing a local option is shitty, but there's nothing wrong with providing cloud-based storage.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best password manager available today?

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Post by hayst4ck »

jwestbury wrote: post #73
hayst4ck wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1Password is making choices for the business at the cost of security. Sucking people's password vaults into their cloud is very not cool. Additionally removing the local vault only option is another business first decision. It's only a matter of time before 1Password has a real security problem because the business forces at 1Password appear to be much stronger than the engineering forces.

Conversely: I have zero interest in managing the storage of my own password vaults. It's a trade-off I'm willing to make for convenience and durability. By way of example: I recently moved overseas, and in the process I wiped my desktop and moved to a laptop-only setup. Unfortunately, I managed to back up an outdated Adobe Lightroom catalog, not my current catalog, so I lost about two years' worth of catalog data --…

Almost everyone who was doing local storage put their vault in dropbox or something similar.

The problem isn't their offering of their custom cloud storage solution, but them forcing it upon people who were happy with the current state.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best password manager available today?

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Post by xtiansimon »

CharlesW wrote: post #34
billy_bitchtits wrote: post #3

1password

1Password is the best password manager I've used, and the family plan works great and is reasonably priced ($60/year). Unlike many folks who are cloud-averse, I prefer a cross-platform solution that syncs to the cloud, and I'm comfortable with their security model ( https://support.1password.com/1password-security/ ). It's worth noting that they really fubared the 1Password 8 transition and I was very irritated that…

> “It's worth noting that they really fubared the 1Password 8 transition”

I’d never use 1Password again. While the software may be good when you try it, I’m sure they will ruin it at a later date. That was my experience. The company earned my enmity.

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