[SOLVED] What's a safe and EASY TO USE password manager?

Gregg Bell · 05-01-2015, 01:01 AM

I'm using Xubuntu 15.04. Sure I'd like something secure but I don't want Fort Knox complexity either. Any suggestions?

guna_pmk · 05-01-2015, 02:55 AM

I use KeePass. It's cross platform and easy to use (at least for me).

elija · 05-01-2015, 03:14 AM

I use keepassx. It should be in the repositories.

kmhuntly · 05-01-2015, 06:28 AM

I use keepass for local accounts, like SSH and such and lastpass for internet sites (like this one)

Habitual · 05-01-2015, 09:05 AM

Lastpass here.

Timothy Miller · 05-01-2015, 09:17 AM

Keepass also.

John VV · 05-01-2015, 02:16 PM

the best password manager is the "little gray cells" behind your eyes

dugan · 05-01-2015, 02:28 PM

KeePassX

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the best password manager is the "little gray cells" behind your eyes

Naah. Randomly generate a different 10-25 character password for each site, and you need software to manage them. Does this then bring up concerns about the security of your password store being a single point of catastrophic failure? Well, yes it does, but IMHO that's made up for by the fact that it enables you to use stronger individual passwords.

spat · 05-01-2015, 05:12 PM

I rely day-to-day on Firefox remembering my random-generated passwords. Is that insecure?

dugan · 05-01-2015, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by spat

I rely day-to-day on Firefox remembering my random-generated passwords. Is that insecure?

No, but what do you do when you clear your history?

spat · 05-01-2015, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dugan

No, but what do you do when you clear your history?

The script which generates my random passwords stores them in a root subdirectory textfile which I edit now and then to permanently remember account numbers and the like. I've a recall script that greps the file. All those operations needs privilege. One day I might find out how to grep passwords straight into the GUI clipboard but most of the time Firefox fills the fields.

Gregg Bell · 05-01-2015, 11:08 PM

Thanks very much for the feedback.

Another question: what's the difference between KeePass and KeePassX, and which would be better for me running Xubuntu 15.04?

Timothy Miller · 05-01-2015, 11:23 PM

KeePass is the original program, is built on Silverlight, so requires Mono. KeePassX is a cross-platform port of keepass, but MOST implementations are still using the older, less secure 1.x code instead of the newer 2.x code.

mattydee · 05-01-2015, 11:32 PM

My vote is for lastpass with multifactor authentication.

Gregg Bell · 05-01-2015, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Timothy Miller

KeePass is the original program, is built on Silverlight, so requires Mono. KeePassX is a cross-platform port of keepass, but MOST implementations are still using the older, less secure 1.x code instead of the newer 2.x code.

Thanks Timothy but a bit over my head. What's Mono? And what implementations (implementations of what?) are you referring to? So is Keepass or KeepassX the more secure choice? And, LOL, I'm still not sure which would be better for me.