I use KeePass (MacPass on OS X). It's open source and saves to a single encrypted file. I stick it in Dropbox and it's available everywhere I need.
On linux, I use KeePassX. It's basically the same thing IIUC. I sync mine via an svn repo.
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#321Password. I never used to like using password managers and 1password has changed that. Mobile app and web integration are both done well. With the ability to share vaults and keeps things separate and orderly.
Do you actually pay for the service?
You can get the family plan for a year for $10 from humble bundle right now. So its pretty cheap. https://www.humblebundle.com/game-developer-software-bundle
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#331Password. I never used to like using password managers and 1password has changed that. Mobile app and web integration are both done well. With the ability to share vaults and keeps things separate and orderly.
Been using 1Password for a year now on OSX/Windows/iOS and haven't hit any issues yet. The Windows app has a lot of catching up to do in terms of UX (I know there is a beta, but isn't stable enough for everyday use) What surprised me is that they still don't have a Linux version!
It can be made to work in Linux via 1pass lua script[1], but it's not super convenient. No plugin support and the UI is sparse, but workable.
Thanks agilebits for documenting your encryption methodology while still keeping it secure!
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#341Password. I never used to like using password managers and 1password has changed that. Mobile app and web integration are both done well. With the ability to share vaults and keeps things separate and orderly.
I've been mostly using 1Password since my workplace provides an account that includes a personal vault, but I've also been looking at switching to Enpass for my personal passwords.
Some things I like about Enpass over 1Password:
- Has a Linux client.
- Offers free desktop clients, mobile clients require a 1 time purchase (not subscription based).
- Stores passwords locally. Sync is provided through a separate storage provider of your choosing (GDrive, iCloud, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc). I like this implementation much more than traditional cloud-based password managers because a hack of a single server (1Password's, for instance) won't compromise everybody's data and expose your (hopefully hashed) password database as collateral damage.
I'd love to hear from anyone who might have experience with both 1Password and Enpass on how it is to use Enpass on a daily basis compared to 1Password.
Re: Ask HN: Password manager recommendation?
#351Password. I never used to like using password managers and 1password has changed that. Mobile app and web integration are both done well. With the ability to share vaults and keeps things separate and orderly.
Been using 1Password for a year now on OSX/Windows/iOS and haven't hit any issues yet. The Windows app has a lot of catching up to do in terms of UX (I know there is a beta, but isn't stable enough for everyday use) What surprised me is that they still don't have a Linux version!
I was able to get a Windows version running under Wine on the latest version of Mint. On their site (I believe in the FAQ) they link to a thread with instructions on how to do it. It works mostly fine, but there are some gotchas they list out.
Re: Ask HN: Password manager recommendation?
#361Password. I never used to like using password managers and 1password has changed that. Mobile app and web integration are both done well. With the ability to share vaults and keeps things separate and orderly.
The nice thing about 1Password (is for the time being) the fact you don't have to use cloud services and can manage syncing locally or via Dropbox. They're making a big push to the web version which we use for work, but I have a personal account from forever ago that I still use the local WiFi sync with.
Great iOS integration, great OS X integration, awesome browser plugins, but the Windows UI is atrocious and Linux support is technically non-existent but there are ways.
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#37Is there one that does NOT use any off-device storage? Or one that provides options for how and where your data is stored?
What I mean by this is no cloud, no central server storage, no third party storage of your data at all.
In other words, if you have it installed on three devices there's file of some sort that you have to replicate between them yourself or some network-based (not internet, local network) approach to synchronization.
I know centralized storage is convenient but that's where you open yourself up for compromising your information in the even of a breach wherever your info is stored.
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#381Password. I never used to like using password managers and 1password has changed that. Mobile app and web integration are both done well. With the ability to share vaults and keeps things separate and orderly.
I've been mostly using 1Password since my workplace provides an account that includes a personal vault, but I've also been looking at switching to Enpass for my personal passwords. https://www.enpass.io Some things I like about Enpass over 1Password: - Has a Linux client. - Offers free desktop clients, mobile clients require a 1 time purchase (not subscription based). - Stores passwords locally. Sync is provided thro…
Just FYI, you can store locally as you described with 1Password. You don't have to use their cloud service. Or any cloud service for that matter since 1PW supports syncing over a local wireless network.
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#39KeePassX
Re: Ask HN: Password manager recommendation?
#401Password. I never used to like using password managers and 1password has changed that. Mobile app and web integration are both done well. With the ability to share vaults and keeps things separate and orderly.
I've been mostly using 1Password since my workplace provides an account that includes a personal vault, but I've also been looking at switching to Enpass for my personal passwords. https://www.enpass.io Some things I like about Enpass over 1Password: - Has a Linux client. - Offers free desktop clients, mobile clients require a 1 time purchase (not subscription based). - Stores passwords locally. Sync is provided thro…
This actually looks good. Wondering why I haven't heard of this before.
Anyone has thoughts/knowledge on its security, on SQLCipher?