Simplest password manager?

[Bikerjon]

I imagine most on this board will be using a password manager of some sort, so I'm just interested in gathering opinions on which product you find is the easiest and most reliable to use? I've tried a few over the years (currently 1Password) and while most are fine they do seem to get a bit clunky at times. I've especially noticed problems when it comes to changing a password on a given website resulting in multiple copies of the same login or browser plugins that don't always pop-up just when you need them to etc.

If you had to recommend a password manager to a non-technical friend/relative what product would you choose? Simplest really is the best in this instance, but please no pen and paper or excel spreadsheets!

Thanks

[bitchstewie]

I tend to think KeePass is the simplest if you can do with it being standalone without a bunch of hacks.

I've used 1Password and LastPass and prefer them but there's still a simplicity to KeePass that I like.

[Fundoreen]

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

[Penelope Stopit]

Fundoreen said:

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

Possibly one of the best posts ever

[cobra kid]

Fundoreen said:

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

Indeed. However, what happens when you wash that piece of paper in your jeans, or leave it at home?

[LeoSayer]

cobra kid said:

Fundoreen said:

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

Indeed. However, what happens when you wash that piece of paper in your jeans, or leave it at home?

Take a photo and backup to the cloud.

[Turn7]

I use 1Password here ,and I get what you say.
But I think a small amount of clunkiness is out weighed by the overall ease of use and the ability to use way more complex pw that you wouldn’t have otherwise used.

[rfn]

I use Keeper. I think it's great and not overly complicated.

There is a mobile app, Safari & Chrome (plus others) extensions etc. Works well for me across work & personal mobiles and work & personal computers (mac & pc).

[TwistingMyMelon]

I use keepass

Been using it for years , works. Treat and dead simple

You can set really long complex passwords and just copy them in one click ...they still stay hashed if you have nosey people looking at screen

[Penelope Stopit]

LeoSayer said:

cobra kid said:

Fundoreen said:

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

Indeed. However, what happens when you wash that piece of paper in your jeans, or leave it at home?

Take a photo and backup to the cloud.

Nice

[MECHENG84]

Fundoreen said:

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

This is actually a bad idea, if your house gets broken into and said piece of paper is stolen then the crooks now have access to all your online services...possibly your online banking even? It'd take a supercomputer brute force hacking about 20 years to crack a 12 character alpha-numeric password - it'd take a burglar about 10 mins to find your piece of paper.

I use Lastpass and really like it, Just make your lastpass password as complicated as you can remember but it is then the only one you'll need.

[Penelope Stopit]

MECHENG84 said:

Fundoreen said:

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

This is actually a bad idea, if your house gets broken into and said piece of paper is stolen then the crooks now have access to all your online services...possibly your online banking even? It'd take a supercomputer brute force hacking about 20 years to crack a 12 character alpha-numeric password - it'd take a burglar about 10 mins to find your piece of paper.

I use Lastpass and really like it, Just make your lastpass password as complicated as you can remember but it is then the only one you'll need.

The writing on the piece of paper could be encrypted

[E65Ross]

MECHENG84 said:

Fundoreen said:

a bit of paper . Supercomputers and hackers around the world will batter away at internet defenses and still not access it.

This is actually a bad idea, if your house gets broken into and said piece of paper is stolen then the crooks now have access to all your online services...possibly your online banking even? It'd take a supercomputer brute force hacking about 20 years to crack a 12 character alpha-numeric password - it'd take a burglar about 10 mins to find your piece of paper.

I use Lastpass and really like it, Just make your lastpass password as complicated as you can remember but it is then the only one you'll need.

I use Lastpass as well. But my Lastpass password is far too complicated to remember....I'm paranoid so I have it stored on a spreadsheet document which is located in an encrypted volume using a password I can remember

[Penelope Stopit]

What's the password?

kdp4pm77si9t3eema6gcka3ie8a36oh1b8fk7ssp00oqakfzypma2tephdlr

[Supersam83]

Pa55w0rd

[MECHENG84]

Penelope Stopit said:

The writing on the piece of paper could be encrypted

[LordGrover]

I switched from 1Password and LastPass to Dashlane recently, which is probably better - but still has some of the niggles mentioned in OP.

I still don't trust any of them for important stuff like banking though - strictly for websites, email, work stuff, etc.

[JakeT]

bhstewie said:

I tend to think KeePass is the simplest if you can do with it being standalone without a bunch of hacks.

I've used 1Password and LastPass and prefer them but there's still a simplicity to KeePass that I like.

I agree, Keepass was always my favourite. Mainly pressing CTRL+P to autotype it was handy. We used to use Keepass at work, and now Lastpass. I preferred Keepass, greatly so.

[Penelope Stopit]

Supersam83 said:

Pa55w0rd

Close

MECHENG84 said:

Penelope Stopit said:

The writing on the piece of paper could be encrypted

Sorry