[NFBCS] Password managers

[Rynhardt Kruger]

One I know of which is in theory very secure is simply called Pass.

https://www.passwordstore.org/

It was designed for the Unix command line, but there is a Windows
client and plugins for web browsers, though I don't know how
accessible they are as I mostly use it from the Linux console. It
stores your passwords as GPG encrypted files which you can simply
share between devices with your usual strategy. You can even put your
passwords on Dropbox or wherever, since it's GPG encrypted they'll
probably be safe. It takes some setting up though, as you need to
generate yourself a GPG key (if you don't already have one), and also
install both a Pass client and a GPG agent on every device where you
want access to your passwords.

Regards,

Rynhardt

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 4:06 PM Tracy Carcione via NFBCS
<nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I see the advantages, but I'm very suspicious of putting anything important
> in "the cloud".  It smells like taking the things I most want to keep secure
> and hanging them up right where the bad guys are looking for them and
> thinking of every way they can to get them.  I just can't help thinking it's
> a bad idea.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christopher
> Chaltain via NFBCS
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 6:14 AM
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> Cc: Christopher Chaltain; 'Tracy Carcione'
> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Password managers
>
> I settled on Bitwarden. I'm not sure what you mean about subscribing to it,
> but since Bitwarden stores your information in the cloud you do need to log
> onto it. The upside is that it will seamlessly let you access your
> information across all of your devices. It's free for personal use.
>
> --
> Christopher (AKA CJ)
> Chaltain at Gmail
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > NFBCS
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 8:39 AM
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> > Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> > Subject: [NFBCS] Password managers
> >
> > Can anyone recommend an easy accessible password manager?  I see some old
> > emails saying 1password is good, but things change.
> >
> > I would prefer one I don't have to subscribe to, but I also want a good,
> easy-to-
> > use one.
> >
> > I have lots of passwords I've written down over the years, so I want 1
> that will
> > let me enter those passwords into it.
> >
> > I'm using Windows, and sometimes iOS.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Tracy
> >
> >
> >
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