BitWarden is good. Codebook is the commercial version of the earlier Open Source "STRIP" and underrated.
Ask HN: What password managers can you recommend?
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#32Why are Dropbox and iCloud preferable to 1Password sync?
I’m curious about this too. 1Password used to sync to a file that could be backed up to iCloud/Dropbox/drive and I wished they’d kept it that way, but it at least partially suggests they may have stuck with full client-side encryption (I have not verified)
Yeah they still claim to have full client side encryption for the cloud service. Maybe it's the subscription pricing model that's the issue for people?
Re: Ask HN: What password managers can you recommend?
#33Bitwarden. The free version does everything I need from a password manager (which is to store, sync and generate passwords); decent browser extension, decent mobile app.
I use Bitwarden, but the lack of auto type on Desktop as well as the limited selection of symbols of the password generator annoys me a lot
What symbols do you want? Kanji and Russian Cyrillic also?
The limited subset is that they're easily typeable on a normal English keyboard without having to resort to on-screen keyboards or alt sequences.
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#34Pass! https://www.passwordstore.org/
With git or whatever you want for sync, and whatever GPG-compatible security device you want for encryption.
I swear, pass is the piece of software that has improved my digital life the most per line of code in the software.
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#351Password is consistently fantastic.
I hear you about problems with a server/subscription-based model, but a) it's the least of all evils, and b) I've come to enjoy financially supporting them (i.e. my subscription means they can keep making great software, which is definitely valuable to me).
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#36I hate what 1Password has become, and how user-hostile Agile Bits are. BUT after the last bait and switch they pulled I tested _every single password manager on the market_, and the bad news is that the others are all worse. The only two I found that I liked, but sadly lacked at least one feature that we need, were Secrets [0] and Elpass [1]. I think both might fail your requirements list too. I've begrudgingly had t…
I've been a happy 1PW user on Windows 10 for a few years, but admit I haven't paid a lot of attention. I haven't noticed any big changes. What are you guys referring to?
Re: Ask HN: What password managers can you recommend?
#37Bitwarden. The free version does everything I need from a password manager (which is to store, sync and generate passwords); decent browser extension, decent mobile app.
I'm happy with the free version, but I'm paying the 10$ to reward the devs
Re: Ask HN: What password managers can you recommend?
#38Bitwarden can be self-hosted. $10/year subscription cost is well, well worth it. If you don't self-host, note that everything is encrypted before being stored at bitwarden. They don't have access to your passwords.
Same. 10/yr is not worth self hosting IMO, unless for security/paranoia reasons.
Having a reliable, stable PW manager with a good app and TOTP capabilities feels like a steal at that price.
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#39I use pass. It's a Unix-style password manager created by zx2c4 of Wireguard fame.
https://www.passwordstore.org/
Pass uses GPG under the hood for encrypting the password store. I use an OpenPGP smartcard (a Yubikey in my case) to decrypt the password files. I synchronize the store across devices using Git. There are good autofill implementations for Firefox and for Android. When I need a password, the autofill prompts me to insert my Yubikey and enter in the unlock PIN, which I find more convenient than a master password. Crypto functions are offloaded to the Yubikey with a (theoretically) very difficult to extract private key, so unless somebody swipes that they can't get into my passwords.
I mostly followed this guide for setting it up: https://dehnes.com/software/2020/04/03/password_management_y...
Re: Ask HN: What password managers can you recommend?
#40If you can handle what I call[0][1] "the KeePass way": on desktop, KeePassXC (Windows/macOS/Linux) on desktop; on mobile, KeePass2Android or Keepassium (iOS).
[0]: https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2021/06/two-paths-password-m...
[1]: https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2021/08/1password-hits-fan/