S Harber Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 After all the security issues that have been dancing around the news of late I started to look into software that manages passwords. There's just no real way for me to remember passwords that are truly secure and varied so I wanted to see what folks were using. I'd love to have an integration of the many computers, tablets and phones that we all use and to see if there's a fairly seamless yet secure piece of software out there. 1 Password looks good according to CNET but I thought I'd see if anyone here was using something that they liked. https://agilebits.com/onepassword/mac Thanks, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I don't use a password manager, so I can't help you there. But I found this XKCD comic to present a sensible approach to creating strong and memorable passwords: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I have used 1 Password for over a year.... A LIFESAVER... LOVE IT!!! Two thumbs up.... Worth every penny.... Can not recommend it enough.... Are there others, who knows... but I have never had to look.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I recently read about Password Box and reviews were positive. I still didn't take time to look deeper though. Here's a link with a video introduction. Seems it's got similarities with 1 Password. https://play.vidyard.com/QcFrzEn34ifKXbW7WMOsTg.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I was on a tech co. commercial with Errol Morris and he importuned every engineer and exec with the line: "Passwords are a way of everyone BUT me being able to get my info." I hope something much better is invented very soon. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Constantin Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I always worry that password managers could themselves be passing on my passwords to their company. Instead, now I write the password down, take a picture of it and then store that in a picture safe. It feels safer, although it may not be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I have used 1 Password for over a year.... A LIFESAVER... LOVE IT!!! Two thumbs up.... Worth every penny.... Can not recommend it enough.... Are there others, who knows... but I have never had to look.. A LIFESAVER ...That's your password? Now to remote your computer and the world will be MINE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I've been quite happy with 1password. Great integration across platforms, and browser plugins for all major browsers. I sync my vault via dropbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound Grab Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 There are a ton of these password apps like LastPass and Keepass. Have I tried them? No, but I've been using 1Password for several years now. Pricey, but well worth the money. A lot easier pressing Apple + rather than remembering 50 something passwords! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I use the free 'Password Safe' for a vault. I keep user names, passwords and other private text info there. It can generate passwords with user defined password policy. Info and are stored securely on an encrypted local database.. There is also a PasswordSafe2Go disk-on-key version, where there is no need to install it directly on any any computer. http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I have 4 different passwords generated from me and all it is 12 digits with numbers and letters (not the same combination). Yeap I'm crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpooch Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Really love 1Password. Syncs across all my devices. Can't imagine digital life without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Duffy Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I always worry that password managers could themselves be passing on my passwords to their company. Instead, now I write the password down, take a picture of it and then store that in a picture safe. It feels safer, although it may not be. My browser recently decided to wipe all cookies, so half my auto-remembered passwords went away, and I had to go through password recovery too many times. I purchased lastpass and have been happy with it so far. They claim that the passwords are encrypted with a user-unique hash before being saved on their servers (because it can then sync the passwords between all your computers). However, another popular password manager company recently released a list of "most common passwords" . How could they have done that if they didn't have access to the unencrypted text on their server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I recently got one of the new Mac Pros (aka "Darth Vader's Trash Can"), and much to my shock and horror, the damned thing came preconfigured to automatically update the OS without telling me. I went through about 24 hours of sheer hell -- and no sleep -- using a backup to take the whole computer back to where it was a few days ago. The good news is: because I'm a faithful iCloud user, all of my passwords, favorite websites, and all that crap were all carefully stored in the cloud, and everything came back just fine. This yet another case where I love the Mac, but hate Apple. And I'd agree with Courtney that I'll be in real trouble once the terrorists get hold of iCloud and make it rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macruth Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Am I late in mentioning LastPass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Am I late in mentioning LastPass? +1 on LastPass LEF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Can you disable the new Mac pro auto update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Gyurkovics Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Last pass was ok, but the flexibility of 1password working on all my devices and saving all my software license info is fantastic. Haven't used last pass die a couple years now. Maybe it's better now, but 1password has made my online life soooooo easy. Love it. And good support. Sandor - Vancouver sound guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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