Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024

Post by ketralnis » Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 5:34 PM UTC

dylan604 wrote: post #150

ipqk wrote: post #127

I've been an avid 1Password user for over 10 years, but since they gone full-throttle targeting the enterprise market, I'm getting more and more annoyed. It's increasingly buggy (right now, it thinks I haven't migrated from 1p7 which causes annoying interstitials that I can't close. Over a month and no fix yet.). They killed standalone vaults. Obvious feature requests (e.g archive an entire vault) sit there for years…

I have been fighting switching to the SaaS version. Paying a monthly fee for access to my passwords is highway robbery. I do not want/need any of these other "services" they forced upon me. I have trying Apples keychain, but that migration is slow and a total pain in the ass. And it's not even a good replacement. I'm sure 1Password doesn't care one iota about loosing individual users with attitudes like this. Until t…

Post by ketralnis » Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 5:36 PM UTC

twixfel wrote: post #478

iansinnott wrote: post #310

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I suspect you won't be satisfied with Apple's offering if you enjoy stable software, unfortunately. I agree regarding 1pass, but at least it's still firmly trying to solve the password management problem. Apple is trying to solve the vendor lock-in problem (i.e. how can they lock more users in to their platform).

My last password manager got sold to some guy in Morocco and my passwords put behind a pay wall, and then lost. Bring on the vendor lock in, I’m so done with all that other shit.

Post by quitit » Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 5:41 PM UTC

randomdata wrote: post #518

quitit wrote: post #485

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That's an interesting take because I can see how this reduces lock-in: 1. It's now easier to access passwords on the mac because you no longer are forced to use Safari to view passwords, nor have to sort through the technical entries/certificates in Keychain Access. 2. The app surfaces a prominently positioned button for one-click sharing and exporting of passkeys/passwords, whereas existing methods significantly lac…

> you no longer are forced to use Safari to view passwords Your passwords haven't been bound to Safari for quite a while. You already had to use the Passwords app found in Settings. Both Safari and Keychain Access have controls to allow you to open the Passwords app (the Settings one) from within them, but it stands independently. The new Passwords app seems to be the old Passwords app with some refinements, new feat…

Post by haroldp » Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 5:50 PM UTC

jftuga wrote: post #148

I've been using KeePassXC on Mac and Windows and sync them between each other with Unison[1]. I'd be curious to learn how others who are using KeePassXC are syncing there databases with iPhone. [1] https://gist.github.com/jftuga/0265e5403d56373662b9513d8816e...

Post by nyolfen » Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 5:52 PM UTC

afavour wrote: post #579

Normally I’m conflicted when a big tech company comes to stomp on a market of smaller app makers but the password manager industry has left me with little sympathy. Years ago I bought 1Password via a one off payment and set it up to sync via my iCloud Drive. It all worked great. Then they took VC investment and quickly every new feature was locked behind a subscription gate. I switched to Bitwarden. Then they took VC…