Ask HN: Password Manager (2017) • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by jryan49 » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 3:02 PM UTC

QUFB wrote: post #6

alexnewman wrote: post #5

Pass used git and gpg and works on every platform

Android and iPhone too?

Yes I used in on Android, Windows, and Linux

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by cmer » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 5:01 PM UTC

f_allwein wrote: post #7

I use 1Password. Not a security expert, but the site looks trustworthy and they have been recommended in various places. Extensions for all browsers, but not open source. Here’s a discussion on this: https://discussions.agilebits.com/discussion/22686/open-sour...

This. 1password is just amazing. I've been using it since the pre-release betas and it's one of those things I wouldn't live without. Security is good (at least good enough) and it's simply not worth my time to try to roll out my own. All alternatives I've tried fell short of 1P as well.

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by chrisked » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 6:04 PM UTC

If you are on a MAC go for 1Password. On a side note: I’ve read discussions here among very recognized folks that the windows version does not compare security wise.

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by kek918 » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 8:17 PM UTC

KeePassXC for my Windows and Linux computers. KeePassDroid on my Android phone. All three are synced in Dropbox

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by auxym » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 9:30 PM UTC

kek918 wrote: post #14

KeePassXC for my Windows and Linux computers. KeePassDroid on my Android phone. All three are synced in Dropbox

Exactly the same setup here!

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by Crontab » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 10:02 PM UTC

f_allwein wrote: post #7

I use 1Password. Not a security expert, but the site looks trustworthy and they have been recommended in various places. Extensions for all browsers, but not open source. Here’s a discussion on this: https://discussions.agilebits.com/discussion/22686/open-sour...

I used to have a favorable opinion of AgileBits but I can't recommend them after they started their push to subscription-ware. And if you look at this URL:

https://1password.com/sign-up/

it appears that they are still playing games in regards to letting people know that there is a regular version that you can pay for up front.

Personally, I would recommend finding an alternative.

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by Crontab » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 10:03 PM UTC

chrisked wrote: post #13

If you are on a MAC go for 1Password. On a side note: I’ve read discussions here among very recognized folks that the windows version does not compare security wise.

That is a surprise. How is the Windows version less secure?

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by chrisked » Sun, Oct 29, 2017, 10:16 PM UTC

Crontab wrote: post #17

chrisked wrote: post #13

If you are on a MAC go for 1Password. On a side note: I’ve read discussions here among very recognized folks that the windows version does not compare security wise.

That is a surprise. How is the Windows version less secure?

That's was not about 1Password. It's about the fact that the security models are different on the two OS. Also I remember that 1Password had a certain vulnerability on windows which is now fixed.

In any case a bad password manager can be significantly worse than not using any pw manager at all. So pick wisely.

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by ngrilly » Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 8:37 AM UTC

If you use a Mac, I suggest MacPass: https://mstarke.github.io/MacPass/

Re: Ask HN: Password Manager (2017)

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Post by Rjevski » Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 10:36 AM UTC

1Password, but it fails the open-source check. Otherwise it's great and even supports 2FA (though you might argue it's not really 2FA as your master password now protects both your password and second factor).