Best password manager?

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stemll

4,120 posts

201 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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Mr Pointy said:
stemll said:
So that will be the help web page that says

To import your data into a personal Vault:
1. Log into the Web Vault

where the words Web Vault are a link to the login page?
Seems pretty clear to me
Click on the browser icon. It says Log In to your vault. Not a crippled version of your vault.
Click on the browser icon. Go Settings/Tools/Import. It doesn't work. Nor does it tell you why it doesn't work.
Think this belongs in the "Things that annoy you beyond reason" thread wink. It works just fine, explains how and even gives you a link.

Brainpox

4,057 posts

152 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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Mr Pointy said:
Click on the browser icon. Go Settings/Tools/Import. It doesn't work. Nor does it tell you why it doesn't work.
It takes me to the help article that explains how to import data, as it'll be different dependent on where you're coming from: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/import-data/

Maybe you have another extension running causing a conflict with it opening another tab?

rxe

6,700 posts

104 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Binning LastPass this afternoon was 5 minutes work - I simply exported the LastPass data to a browser window and pasted it into Bitwarden. Done. Seems to be less boneheaded than LastPass about filling in the right fields as well.

extraT

1,772 posts

151 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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I was checking out Keepass last night, I like that it isn’t online, that it is basically an encrypted database on steroids. If I put it on my home server I would have access to it anyway across all devices. Simply pick the username and password copy and paste it into the fields and done. Trying to figure out if it has automatic fill in, but other than that, it’s good.

Monsterlime

1,206 posts

167 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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I've been using Bitwarden for about 2 years now, switched away from 1Password. I have no complaints, the interface isn't as "feature rich" as 1Password, but since it is so much cheaper, and actually multiplatform, the lack of "prettiness" isn't really a problem.

LeoSayer

7,312 posts

245 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Monsterlime said:
I've been using Bitwarden for about 2 years now, switched away from 1Password. I have no complaints, the interface isn't as "feature rich" as 1Password, but since it is so much cheaper, and actually multiplatform, the lack of "prettiness" isn't really a problem.
I'm on 1Password so interested in this.

Can I ask what features you have missed since moving to Bitwarden?

Fishlegs

2,993 posts

140 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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I use Bitwarden for work, and LastPass at home.

No hesitations with moving to Bitwarden for both. Sorry, LastPass, I'm a big fan, but it's bye bye!

Funk

26,321 posts

210 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Good to know about Bitwarden; I have family and friends on LastPass free who will need to either pay up or move so I'll no doubt be asked about this.

As long as LP don't take the piss on the Premium renewal I'll be sticking with that personally for the time being.

seveb

308 posts

74 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Lastpass with a Yubikey for the lastpass main password and Cisco Duo Mobile for two factor. Don't put all your passwords into one system then only protect it with one password, it needs 2fa.

Lastpass vault is useful for storing copies of passports, prescriptions, car/travel insurance, V5c etc so you have everything when you need it on laptop, phone, ipad etc.

ZesPak

24,439 posts

197 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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seveb said:
Lastpass with a Yubikey for the lastpass main password and Cisco Duo Mobile for two factor. Don't put all your passwords into one system then only protect it with one password, it needs 2fa.
Agreed, I have 2fa on about everything that allows it.

Funk

26,321 posts

210 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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ZesPak said:
seveb said:
Lastpass with a Yubikey for the lastpass main password and Cisco Duo Mobile for two factor. Don't put all your passwords into one system then only protect it with one password, it needs 2fa.
Agreed, I have 2fa on about everything that allows it.
Absolutely use 2FA everywhere!

ZesPak

24,439 posts

197 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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I'm ashamed to admit that I've literally just set up 2FA for Paypal today getmecoat

jesusbuiltmycar

4,538 posts

255 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Funk said:
ZesPak said:
seveb said:
Lastpass with a Yubikey for the lastpass main password and Cisco Duo Mobile for two factor. Don't put all your passwords into one system then only protect it with one password, it needs 2fa.
Agreed, I have 2fa on about everything that allows it.
Absolutely use 2FA everywhere!
It is a pity so few websites use it...

Token based (GoogleAuthenticator/Authy etc - Google, Lastpass, Amazon, Paypal)
Apple has taken its own root which is device based on login to the iCloud/apple-id
HSBC uses its own app / hard token
Others (e.g. Nationwide) uses SMS which is far from ideal frown

Lim

2,274 posts

43 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Yes for instance domain registrars and web hosts rarely use it which is weak link in the chain

xeny

4,379 posts

79 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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extraT said:
I Trying to figure out if it has automatic fill in, but other than that, it’s good.
Yes, but maybe not in the way you might expect:

https://keepass.info/help/base/autourl.html

go to the URL from keepass, and this seems to be what you want?

Funk

26,321 posts

210 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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jesusbuiltmycar said:
Funk said:
ZesPak said:
seveb said:
Lastpass with a Yubikey for the lastpass main password and Cisco Duo Mobile for two factor. Don't put all your passwords into one system then only protect it with one password, it needs 2fa.
Agreed, I have 2fa on about everything that allows it.
Absolutely use 2FA everywhere!
It is a pity so few websites use it...

Token based (GoogleAuthenticator/Authy etc - Google, Lastpass, Amazon, Paypal)
Apple has taken its own root which is device based on login to the iCloud/apple-id
HSBC uses its own app / hard token
Others (e.g. Nationwide) uses SMS which is far from ideal frown
I actually had a real whinge at them about that when they implemented it. It would've been the ideal opportunity to move to something stronger. That said, they probably have to account for older users and implement the most secure of the least 'scary' options - and some older users may not have smartphones but almost certainly will be able to receive SMS I suppose.

ZesPak

24,439 posts

197 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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yes In Belgium we have "Itsme" though, which is a pretty good app integration on the smartphone.

colin79666

1,830 posts

114 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Funk said:
may not have smartphones but almost certainly will be able to receive SMS I suppose.
True but on the flip side you are stuffed if you have no signal whereas a OTP app can work offline. I just wish they’d give the option at least. Not sure I’d use the OTP feature in the password manager (Bitwarden), doesn’t seem logical to store the OTP keys with the password as the whole point it to protect you if the password is stolen.

wiggy001

6,545 posts

272 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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extraT said:
I was checking out Keepass last night, I like that it isn’t online, that it is basically an encrypted database on steroids. If I put it on my home server I would have access to it anyway across all devices. Simply pick the username and password copy and paste it into the fields and done. Trying to figure out if it has automatic fill in, but other than that, it’s good.
It does. Ctrl alt a. By default it will match on the title for the keypass entry to the window that is currently active, and enter username tab password, but all of this can be changed but he auto type tab on each entry.

Been using KeePass for years. Hundreds of passwords that i honestly don’t know. KeePassium app on my phone, local installs on pcs with password file on Dropbox.

CoolHands

18,749 posts

196 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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At some point the world needs to invent something that works. At the moment it’s st. Old people get scammed left right and centre, and all this password crap makes it easier because it’s so fking confusing