Windows-based Password Manager

[connda]

Can someone make a recommendation for a Windows-based Password Application manager application - that they themselves use?

I'm looking for application security and simplicity of operation. 

[ozimoron]

https://keepassxc.org/download/#windows

 

I have used it on linux for about 8 years. I don't bother with a key file, I just use a password which is only in my memory as all password manager login passwords should be.

 

I also use 1password.com.

Edited August 17, 2022 by ozimoron

[CharlieH]

May be of interest.....

 

10 best password managers

[Photoguy21]

The safest way is to not store any passwords on the internet. I have a couple of hundred sites I am registered on but none have my password stored. I created a file in Microsoft Access to store my passwords and included a password generator.

[The Hammer2021]

Last pass

[Stocky]

NordPass works for me.

 

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/nordpass-premium

Free version won't let you access your passwords on multiple devices simultaneously. Cost of the premium version is half price if you take the 2 year subscription.

 

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Edited August 17, 2022 by Stocky

[transam]

Kaspersky password manager, free.....????

[MJCM]

Keepass

 

Hosted locally and KeePassium on my Phone where it uses the Keepass DB.

 

Not hosted in the cloud, sync the Database when I sync my phone with the PC

 

Password protected with a Keyfile and a Password

[sandyf]

2 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Last pass

Yes, works for me.

[BigStar]

Bitwarden. Free, multiple browsers and devices. A lot of Lastpass users including me migrated to Bitwarden after the rules change.

[lungbing]

Bitwarden for me. I've used it for years with no problem.  But there's nothing to stop you trying them all out one at a time until you find one you like.  

[connda]

I'm setting a Windows computer up for someone who is not computer savvy.   I'm just trying to make it easy for them..

I personally run Linux and GnuPG encrypt my password file and don't use a PW manager.

[Mutt Daeng]

I use Password Safe on my Windows and android devices. Very easy to use.

https://www.pwsafe.org/

[longball53098]

I have been using Roboform on all devices for close to 10 years. No reason to change.

[BigStar]

15 hours ago, connda said:

I'm setting a Windows computer up for someone who is not computer savvy.   I'm just trying to make it easy for them..

I personally run Linux and GnuPG encrypt my password file and don't use a PW manager.

Among others I sometimes help out a couple of computer illiterate old geezers when they have problems with their computers.

 

One adamantly refuses to use any password other than his fave, which looks like ‘eeee33’ because of the proximity of the keys on the keyboard, accessible with one finger. He’s been using it for years and can remember it. Case closed.

 

The other can’t remember any passwords whatsoever and will lose any paper he writes them down on, so he relies on old passwords that his Chrome browser fortunately saved for him years ago. I did a backup for him.????

 

For an average Joe Bloggs, not yet demented but unable to handle any task more complex than estimating a bar tab, the Firefox or Edge password managers might be sufficient (wait!) because they’ll allow the addition of a master password to decrypt. They’ll suggest and generate secure passwords, sync across devices, and of course autofill.

 

Edge, BTW, justly scorned when it first appeared, graduated to become a serious mainstream competitor. If I’m somehow roped into setting up a new Windows installation for a J. B., I’ll just sigh! go ahead and use Edge as the default browser--after configuring it best I can for privacy and adding the URL for Google USA as the default search engine.  Simpler, less support going forward.

 

[Stocky]

9 minutes ago, BigStar said:

not yet demented

That's why my master password is a combination of the make, colour and registration plate of the first family car I can remember as a child. One of those things that's stuck in my head more than 60 years, so even if I got Alzheimer's there's a chance I might remember it. 

[MJCM]

3 hours ago, Stocky said:

That's why my master password is a combination of the make, colour and registration plate of the first family car I can remember as a child. One of those things that's stuck in my head more than 60 years, so even if I got Alzheimer's there's a chance I might remember it. 

^ +1

 

A great password is for example

 

"I am a member of AseanNow since 12-12-12"

 

Will take years to hack but easy to remember

 

Test it here, how difficult it is to hack, but with all passwords, don't write it down on a post-it note on your Monitor ????

 

https://www.security.org/how-secure-is-my-password/

[connda]

19 hours ago, BigStar said:

because they’ll allow the addition of a master password to decrypt.

Which they can write down and place under their keyboard. ????

[lopburi3]

Just use your Google account (set up if needed) - turn on sync in Chrome and can save and get on any device.  Works very well and easy to use.  Have been using several years now - previously used LastPass.

Quote

 

To turn on sync, you'll need a Google Account.

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click Profile Profile.
Sign in to your Google Account.
If you want to sync your info across all your devices, click Turn on sync and thenTurn on.

 

 

 

[BigStar]

On 8/19/2022 at 8:54 AM, lopburi3 said:

Just use your Google account (set up if needed) - turn on sync in Chrome and can save and get on any device.  Works very well and easy to use.  Have been using several years now - previously used LastPass.

And Edge works similarly with an M'soft One Account and Firefox with a Firefox Sync account.

[BigStar]

We’ve come quite a long way now.

 

It’s only proper we pause for a moment in tribute to The Inventor who made this thread and the ongoing, ah, situation possible. Last month we neglected the anniversary of His passing.

 

Fernando José "Corby" Corbató (July 1, 1926 – July 12, 2019), inventor of the computer password and timesharing.

     --https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_J._Corbató

 

 

[connda]

On 8/19/2022 at 8:54 AM, lopburi3 said:

Just use your Google account (set up if needed) - turn on sync in Chrome and can save and get on any device.  Works very well and easy to use.  Have been using several years now - previously used LastPass.

 

 

It's not secure and you're opening yourself up to being hacked. 

[lopburi3]

26 minutes ago, connda said:

It's not secure and you're opening yourself up to being hacked. 

And you know this how?  AFAIK Google has more reason than anyone to make sure it is secure and avoid hacking. 

[AddyA]

I've been using Dashalne free for years without isssues.

[Baron Samedi]

BitWarden is probably the best, most versatile you'll find.

100% free, 100% open-source.

https://bitwarden.com/

 

[lopburi3]

Last Pass

 

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Password management firm LastPass was hacked two weeks ago

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-developer-systems-hacked-to-steal-source-code/

[connda]

How ironic.  I ask that question considering these to be relatively secure - and then:

"Earlier this week, LastPass started notifying its users of a “recent security incident” where an “unauthorized party” used a compromised developer account to access parts of its password manager’s source code and “some proprietary LastPass technical information.” In a letter to its users, the company’s CEO Karim Toubba explains that its investigation hasn’t turned up evidence that any user data or encrypted passwords were accessed."

The company insists there is nothing to worry about.  ????  Ah-huh.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/26/23323738/lastpass-security-incident-source-code

[phetphet]

On 8/17/2022 at 2:03 PM, ozimoron said:

https://keepassxc.org/download/#windows

 

I have used it on linux for about 8 years. I don't bother with a key file, I just use a password which is only in my memory as all password manager login passwords should be.

 

I also use 1password.com.

1Password has recently gone down the subscription route, and many people have stopped using it because they only allow storing of keys and synching via their own servers from 1Password 8. Huge thread about it here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1password-migrants-thread.2307443/

 

I use Enpass on my Mac, but it is also available for Windows. Possible to buy a one off Lifetime pass. Keep an eye out for  discounts.

It is not as polished as 1Password, but works pretty well.

Also have a look here for software deals. Often password managers: https://stacksocial.com

 

Here are some: https://stacksocial.com/search?utf8=✓&query=Password+Manager

Edited August 28, 2022 by phetphet
added info.

[BigStar]

4 hours ago, connda said:

The company insists there is nothing to worry about.  ????  Ah-huh.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/26/23323738/lastpass-security-incident-source-code

True, if that's all it was. And if so, why would you worry?

 

On 8/17/2022 at 9:13 PM, connda said:

I personally run Linux and GnuPG encrypt my password file and don't use a PW manager.

The source code for both Linux and GnuPG is of course public. As is that for Keepass, Truecrypt, and Veracrypt.

Edited August 28, 2022 by BigStar

[JimmyJ]

https://www.privacytools.io/#password

 

https://www.privacyguides.org/tools/#password-managers

Edited August 28, 2022 by JimmyJ