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Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023?

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Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023?

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Post by dethmetaljeff »

vinaypai wrote: post #138

I use keepassxc to store my password. The Android app syncs with a file stored on my home server via SSH. No need to sync it manually, the Android app automatically checks for remote changes and copies the file over when you make changes on the app. The password file on my server resides in a folder that's synced across all my computers using syncthing. My home server also runs an OpenVPN server so all my devices can…

Why not only syncthing? That's what I've been doing to sync across devices (Android, Linux and Mac).

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023?

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Post by princevegeta89 »

MichaelVangard wrote: post #132
luckman212 wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like you're very happy with Bitwarden, and confident that if they go down you wouldn't lose access to your secrets. Can I ask why the desire to switch to Vaultwarden? I assume if a significant slice of the userbase did this, the project would suffer—so I'm asking this question genuinely as an avid Bitwarden supporter myself. I hope they don't have to rely solely on VC funding, seems that VCs motives would be p…

I run Vaultwarden and still buy a license. I wish they’d offer an optional self-hosted license specifically for those who want to support the project while hosting their own server.

Are you buying a license just to support BW? Or is there any other benefit?

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023?

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Post by throw_getAjerb »

I moved to iCloud keychain from LastPass, then changed my most important passwords (financial, social media, major tech accounts, any place with recent credit card info)

If you’re using Apple stuff almost exclusively (safari, iOS, osx) it seems to offer best integration. I have light password sharing needs. It can airdrop passwords to people In my contacts, but they won’t get password changes.

I made sure to make my device and Apple ID passwords very strong. I’m not sure which it encrypts with. But with FaceID, it’s not a big deal to make a iPhone passcode and actual long pass phrase and not a PIN number.

My main concern is I don’t feel I have a lot of transparency in how it works. And using passwords outside the Apple ecosystem will be difficult.

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023?

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Post by OJFord »

nytesky wrote: post #137
RockRobotRock wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least you found a way to feel superior

Haha, wasn’t trying to do that at all. More just “does knowing that X person uses a particular password manager make them more vulnerable”. I’m not in cybersecurity and I know they discourage security by Obfuscation so perhaps not sharing password manager deets falls under that dubious practice and I worry for nothing.

I think most people have a higher chance of being helped out by a nerd-sniped stranger than targeted.

I.e. chances are pretty low of being spotted by someone inclined to do something bad with it, who also has reason to think you're protecting something worthwhile; but the chances of someone on HN telling you you're doing it wrong and it could be trivially done so much more securely..!

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023?

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Post by OJFord »

hasbot wrote: post #30

Firefox. It's not perfect especially on Android (I have to manually copy the password instead of it auto-filling) but it's good enough.

Fwiw it's the app's fault when that doesn't work, not Firefox's or Android's. (I too encounter it frequently and it's annoying. I still have and use the Lockwise precursor app, because it's easier to copy from than Firefox when this happens.)
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