Does anyone use a password manager instead of having a book full of coded prompts to each one used?
If so any recommendations please.
If so any recommendations please.
Password manager, any good?
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I use a mixture of Enpass, and the inbuilt manager within Mac OS and there is an equivalent manager in Windows and even the one linked to your Google account if you use Chrome. These automatically fill in your credentials so saves a load of time.
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Yep, been using Lastpass for myself and the family for years.
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Same here. It took some flak when it got bought from the original developer a few years back, and it got hacked but no password data was obtained IIRC and I;ve been using it happily before and since.
change them all to "password"
As you say Chrome and other browsers, will offer store and autofill the name/password prompt on the account you are logged in with or is this not secure enough in your situation?
As you say Chrome and other browsers, will offer store and autofill the name/password prompt on the account you are logged in with or is this not secure enough in your situation?
I have been interested in getting a pw manager, but not clear how it works. Would one of the users explain, say, putting the password into a banking website from my phone, my mac and my work laptop? Does it sync across all these devices? Would it support two factor authorisation?
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Probably best to visit one of the providers. But for LastPass you have the app on your mac/pc/ipad/iphone or whatever and it all syncs across all devices. You have one master password that if you forget you are stuffed. If you then go to sites it asks you if you want to add to your password manager, then when you visit the site you get a box next to the logon and password, which if you click it then fills in your password and logon. Within the app, you can have secure notes, form fills and passwords for internet. In my family version, I can share certain sites, so my wife has access to shared accounts, such as bank. You can also setup an emergency setup incase you croak it and your nok need access to your sites (probably an extreme example). Lastpass also alerts you to if you have common passwords, can produce passwords for you and can mass change (never used this option though). Its a lot more powerful than what I use. Two factor is also an option AFAIK
I just realised I have password manager as part of my Kaspersky suite. Should I trust a Russian originated company with my details? Others obviously do!
As long as its not sponsored by Huawei or the CIA 
I don't use one personally.
Each to his or her own decision, but if I was a hacker, my A1 target would be a password repository. Crack that and you unlock an awful lot.
Each to his or her own decision, but if I was a hacker, my A1 target would be a password repository. Crack that and you unlock an awful lot.
That is the statement that always gets trotted out. Its a risk based approach and they make their money by being one step ahead of the hacker, if they regularly got hacked they wouldn't have a business. I know LastPass got hacked a few years ago, but they didn't lose any data and have redeemed themselves since then.
Keepass (https://keepass.info/) is my choice and was OK for me to use when I worked on a secure project.
Just use a LONG password. something like "All1000TossersAreHere!"
according to https://howsecureismypassword.net/
It would take a computer about
252 SEXTILLION YEARS
to crack your password
Just use a LONG password. something like "All1000TossersAreHere!"
according to https://howsecureismypassword.net/
It would take a computer about
252 SEXTILLION YEARS
to crack your password
Hi all, just to know I set up Lastpass on all my devices and after a short while it really does work a treat. So if you do want more security the Google etc it's a win win and so easy to use. As I clear my cookies and info after every session the only thing I need to do is re-enter the lastpass master password and everything else completes itself. Cheers all.
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