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Ask HN: Any suggestions for a secure password manager?

5 points by tyagis 9 years ago · 14 comments · 1 min read


The last thread that I could find on this topic was about 18 months old, so I guess its a good time to seek the possibly refreshed suggestions.

WorldMaker 9 years ago

I'm still happy with KeePass. Currently using one of my cloud-drive folders to manage my password files (at this point I have some context-specific side files), but debating switching over to a Resilio Sync share (possibly an encrypted share with a "know nothing" backup node in the cloud somewhere).

  • tyagisOP 9 years ago

    Have you used it with Darwin/OSX? How's the experience?

    • WorldMaker 9 years ago

      I don't have any macOS devices, but I did not have any trouble running the official KeePass 2 directly on Mono on Linux. I've heard there are good unofficial native clients for macOS, but I don't have any direct experience. (I have used unofficial iOS and Windows Phone/UWP clients and not had any trouble with any of them either.)

zie 9 years ago

1Password. Can run 100% local(how I run it). It is Commercial, but on a Mac, especially with tools like https://github.com/ravenac95/sudolikeaboss , it's totally the best there is, integration wise, and speeds up productivity an amazing amount while staying pretty secure.

  • anexprogrammer 9 years ago

    They're not so great at fixes and adding features. I much prefer 1Password's interface to anyone else's, especially on Mac.

    It took them a year to fix the metadata privacy issue with Android Dropbox sync, despite many asking in forum.

    They recently added a TOTP generator. Years ago they talked of adding Yubikey, now they seem to dislike the idea of Yubikey or any 2FA. That seems odd.

simon_acca 9 years ago

If you fancy a CLI and git repositories for synchronizing your password database, try the standard unix password manager : https://www.passwordstore.org/

lordmjk 9 years ago

I love pass (password store.org), which generates and files your password as a gpg encrypted file in a folder tree, is scalable to have the file decrypted by different gpg keys, comes with hit support, and a android app is available (fdroid) that integrates with openkeychain and yubikeys and fidesmo cards. Perfect.

rgacote 9 years ago

I'm fond of pwsafe. Runs on Mac and IOS and shares file in cloud. Like that it is not browser based (though they do have an optional browser plug-in). Excellent for storing hundreds of passwords and security entries. https://pwsafe.info/

dilithiumhe3 9 years ago

I use yubikey with lastpass. There are a bunch of options at https://www.yubico.com/why-yubico/for-individuals/password-m...

WhiteSource1 9 years ago

KeePass is great - no connection to the cloud, so can't get attacked. Though putting it on Dropbox or Onedrive sort of defeats the purpose.

LastPass is great but there was a breach last year, in which they claim nothing was compromised and they offer a free plan.

rmurri 9 years ago

Take a look at Enpass. https://www.enpass.io/

fbnlsr 9 years ago

I've been using LastPass with a Yubikey for several years now.

It's never let me down.

crypto5 9 years ago

What about google smart lock?

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