Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

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Post by AndyIsBuilding » Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 1:03 PM UTC

On MacOS, using the Passwords app, I find it unnecessarily difficult to find out how I signed into an account.

Some are un/pwd (easy), some are Log in with Google, Apple, etc, but those aren't captured and aren't easy to track unless I manually add it to the Passwords app with some invalid password that's an indicator of how I signed in.

Do you just use a password manager ... 1Password, Lastpass or the like?

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

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Post by markx2 » Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 1:12 PM UTC

I use Bitwarden but have used LastPass and 1Password before.

I always, without exception, will sign up with a username & password. I would never use a"Log in with". To me, if I am logging in through a different company then it is that company who has control, not me. There are tales here and elsewhere when Google has nuked someone's account. That's bad, but if you logged in with Google on other sites then you are completely screwed. Same applies to other companies.

I won't be using the Apple Passwords app.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

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Post by mydriasis » Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 1:15 PM UTC

I use 1Password. When I use a "sign in with...", it will track that I took that action, and it's saved in the vault ( even though there's not much to save :D )

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

#4

Post by AndyIsBuilding » Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 3:03 PM UTC

markx2 wrote: post #2

I use Bitwarden but have used LastPass and 1Password before. I always, without exception, will sign up with a username & password. I would never use a"Log in with". To me, if I am logging in through a different company then it is that company who has control, not me. There are tales here and elsewhere when Google has nuked someone's account. That's bad, but if you logged in with Google on other sites then you are com…

I've read some of these tales here as well. I'm thinking more about how to migrate from "log in with" to a un/pwd

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

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Post by JohnFen » Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 3:06 PM UTC

I don't use SSO services, so I don't have to keep track of that sort of thing. For everything else, I use a password manager (UPM, because it operates entirely offline).

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

#6

Post by gregjor » Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 3:11 PM UTC

On Apple device: Apple ID > Sign-in and security > Sign in with Apple. You can see all of the logins and disable them if you want.

In your Google account settings look at Security then See All Connections. Can also remove those individually if you want.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

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Post by jachee » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 3:05 AM UTC

1Password does it automagically.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

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Post by al_borland » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 3:07 AM UTC

I used 1Password. When this stuff first started I would add an entry to remind me, so when I went to fill it I would see the name is "Apple SSO" or whatever. However, 1Password now supports this stuff, so it will simply take care of it.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

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Post by woleium » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 3:12 AM UTC

markx2 wrote: post #2

I use Bitwarden but have used LastPass and 1Password before. I always, without exception, will sign up with a username & password. I would never use a"Log in with". To me, if I am logging in through a different company then it is that company who has control, not me. There are tales here and elsewhere when Google has nuked someone's account. That's bad, but if you logged in with Google on other sites then you are com…

surely you can just reset your password with the same email and regain access to your account?

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of “Log in with” accounts

#10

Post by dbg31415 » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 3:13 AM UTC

I like Bitwarden. Tried all the rest. Bitwarden is really great. Plus... I'm a huge fan of how it generates passwords. Celtic-Twisted-Endowment-Petal4-Anybody

I try and avoid SSO for the most part.

I like being able to use Gmail modifiers so I can create filters if I need to block certain accounts from being spammy.

first.last+serviceURL@gmail.com is usually what I use. So like first.last+news.ycombinator.com@gmail.com. Every service gets their own alias modifier. Then if I ever need to turn it off, I can just set a filter and they're done. Plus, this way I always know who sold my contact info.