Best password manager?
Discussion
CoolHands said:
At some point the world needs to invent something that works. At the moment it’s s
t. Old people get scammed left right and centre, and all this password crap makes it easier because it’s so fking confusing
This is an article that sums up a lot of it, I like the google FIDO short iirc:t. Old people get scammed left right and centre, and all this password crap makes it easier because it’s so fking confusinghttps://er.educause.edu/blogs/2020/4/april-2020-ar...
... not sure if this has been mentioned in this thread before, but for good quality and reliable advice on passwords management, the NCSC website is the right place to go.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/top-tips-for-st...
While it doesn't recommend a particular supplier, it does have a good overview and various other articles about how you should approach passwords. Their understanding of the latest threats and techniques used by attackers and their ability to provide advice based on a balanced risk assessment is unrivalled. They update their published information regularly as the threat changes.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/search?q=passwords&sta...
(and no, I do not work work them!).
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/top-tips-for-st...
While it doesn't recommend a particular supplier, it does have a good overview and various other articles about how you should approach passwords. Their understanding of the latest threats and techniques used by attackers and their ability to provide advice based on a balanced risk assessment is unrivalled. They update their published information regularly as the threat changes.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/search?q=passwords&sta...
(and no, I do not work work them!).
eein said:
... not sure if this has been mentioned in this thread before, but for good quality and reliable advice on passwords management, the NCSC website is the right place to go.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/top-tips-for-st...
While it doesn't recommend a particular supplier, it does have a good overview and various other articles about how you should approach passwords. Their understanding of the latest threats and techniques used by attackers and their ability to provide advice based on a balanced risk assessment is unrivalled. They update their published information regularly as the threat changes.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/search?q=passwords&sta...
(and no, I do not work work them!).
Yep, agreed - I mentioned the NCSC earlier in the thread when someone said they thought password managers weren't a great idea...https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/top-tips-for-st...
While it doesn't recommend a particular supplier, it does have a good overview and various other articles about how you should approach passwords. Their understanding of the latest threats and techniques used by attackers and their ability to provide advice based on a balanced risk assessment is unrivalled. They update their published information regularly as the threat changes.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/search?q=passwords&sta...
(and no, I do not work work them!).
Looks like LastPass have possibly been bad boys when it comes to tracking - an article today in The Register. Note the article does point out what the trackers are and a number of them are also used by some other password managers as they are just for crash monitoring, however some of the ones LastPass use are questionable.
Unfortunately the NCSC advice does not explicitly remind people to consider the reputation or provenance of the password manager provider. There is always a risk they have a nefarious intention, be that basic crime, a dodgy insider employee or backing from Russians/Chinese/North Koreans. This would always push me towards the 'big tech' company's tools, browsers or otherwise. For all their other 'flaws', they are more reputable for things like password management.
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