KeePass is the perfect tool for me ! The cybersecurity practice at work also use it,
Bitwarden.
A shame I haven’t seen Passwordstore (pass) here. Simple, transparent, and to the point, with great extensibility to boot. It also interacts with git allowing you to version track your own storage, which is a huge plus for me since I use git daily.
On other choices, I think the largest point you should consider for a password manager is the ability to self-host your own instance. Opensourced server code is the next best thing. In security, human trust should never be trusted, and even if the company is not lazy and malignant about your data, bundling up a lot of them create obvious larger targets for potential hackers, and you have higher chance of getting the collateral damage than localized ones.
I held off on using a password manager for a long time. I used an open source one for my buisness for a while but almost lost the file in a computer failure, lucky I had a backup… . somewhere.
After that I looked at a cloud option and finally settled on one, then the business died down and I kept using it for my personal stuff. I can’t believe I didn’t use one earlier. Life is so much easier now, no need to go between my bad password, Medium, and strong. Everything just gets a random password now and no need to worry about a string of 2fa messages hitting my phone when a password gets pwned.
Bitwarden all the way. Self hosted too.
However, I really wish they would steal the look and feel and custom document types they do over at 1Password. I moved from 1Password to Bitwarden a while ago but really miss the sexy look and feel of 1Password. Bitwarden is very “linux-y”
LastPass -> Enpass -> BitWarden
Tried KeePass (on Windows), 1Password and pass before settling with BitWarden.
I use bitwarden. I like it a lot, especially because I like to switch between operating systems and web browsers. It works really well for my use case and I do recommend it to friends and family.
Bitwarden for sure. I use it to store passwords, of course. But also to generate stronger passwords than I can make up myself. I also like the secure notes and emergency contact functions.
I use the paid version of bitwarden and would recommend it to anyone who can afford the subscription and two yubikeys.
I used LastPass until they went for-pay with very little warning. So to protest I subscribed to Bitwarden premium (or whatever their paid tier is called)! Can recommend.
Bitwarden is my chosen service, good pricing point and decent features. In terms of using a password manager, it has definitely made my life demonstrably easier and removes a lot of friction from my online life.
Using Bitwarden here. All is good but sometimes the auto-fill feature doesn’t work well.
Using a sheet of paper right now, am in the process of switching to a self-written password manager. It uses Vigenere encryption using a key that is not saved anywhere (that I have to remember) and saves to a .dat file. Should I use my own tool or a service?
I think the best quote on PW Managers was “Password Managers are the vegetables of the internet. We all know they’re good for us, but a lot of people are still content with the equivalent of password junk food”.
Password managers are great, and the time i have to spend unlocking Bitwarden to autofill my password, is about the same time that it would take me to type out a password on my own. AND my passwords are exponentially more secure!
Lots of love for Bitwarden in this thread; I’d also like to pitch in with 1Password. It’s got a great UX and I even got my mom on board.
Used to use Lastpass since ~2013; really glad I switched last year. Lastpass has turned to absolute shit.