Best password manager.
 

Can anyone recommend a decent Password Manager as I think I need one because I keep forgetting my passwords.

Are they safe to use?

Thanks.

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I use FF's built in one. Seems to do the job and if you know how, you can view the stored logins as well.

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Lastpass

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Not used a browser password manager for donkeys years.

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But what if someone hacks your password manager? Keep them complex and keep changing, resetting shouldn't be a big issue is if you forget.

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I use LastPass, across my phone, tablet & PC.

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No need to go to such lengths.

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Thanks for the replies everybody.

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Another vote for LastPass. It has some nice features not found in the browser built-ins including

Cross browser and platform support
Generate one time password pad for emergency access if you forget master password.
Two factor access with various options
Notifies of password changes.
Share passwords with others including ability to not reveal password, has additional cost (families) for that purpose but the standard also works. e.g. allows you to let kids login to a site but not get to admin screens etc.
Secure notes
Force use of master password for some data
On Android and iOS some apps can autofill from LastPass.

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Ive been using Last Pass for over 2 years and touch wood its been fine.

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I use Steganos password manager, it has the advantage that it is held locally, encrypted, on your PC and can be accessed from phones and tablets so no chance of data being compromised on a remote server

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Another +1 for Last Pass.

Before i started using it all my passwords were things like cities or names with a single letter substituted with a number, the kind you should never use. Now they're all really long mashes of random letters, numbers and special characters seeing as i no longer have to remember any of them since using it.

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I've installed Last Pass and set up a rememberable, but difficult, password for it.

Can anyone explain how I get it to substitute the original passwords for random letters etc as Kabbal has done?

Do you have to do this yourself or does it assign these types of passwords itself?

Does it automatically recognise a password protected site, or do you have to prompt it?

Thanks.

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LastPass can automatically update the password for some sites. If you open the Vault then near the password entry there may be a little icon to do this.

Normally though on the change password screen of the site LastPass will put a little symbol to the rights of the new password entry, this can access the Generate Password feature. You may need to look to the bottom of the popup to set up how complex you want the new password to be. Although you can set this to huge long password with LETTERS, letters, numbers and $y^^b*!$ not all sites allow this so you may need to sometimes tone this down a tad.

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roboform is another one but you have to pay for the sync version

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https://paul.reviews/how-secure-is-r...ute-challenge/


''If you're required to hand over a password, a phrase or indeed anything you know to gain access to your data, that's authentication... not encryption. They may encrypt the data at some point down the line and I see no reason why they'd choose to keep your key, but it doesn't alter the fact the entire process has been undermined from the outset''
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LastPass for me as it's totally encrypted and they don't keep the master password on their servers..

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Would that not be for sync reasons so you can access across all sites? or on the off chance you lose access control you can contact them to gain access?

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You simply sync the encrypted data and the client machine decrypts it, merges or whatever it needs to do.

LastPass you set up one time passwords and then print them out. This can give you access so you can sort out your master password. You can also trust certain machines so that if you forget the master password you can sort of bypass it on those devices. You can also setup an emergency "contact" who can access your vault for those under the bus type situations.

But the basic idea is that if you lose your master password there is a good chance you've lost your data.

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Thanks fir the info. everyone.

Now that i've installed the LastPass app, when I go to a site to log in, a LastPass pop up appears. I enter my password as requested and get the message ' No sites matched'.

Do I have to input a list of password protected sites somewhere on LastPass? I thought that it would somehow pick this up itself as I logged into various sites over time :confused:

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Log in to last pass so the icon goes red at top of browser, then when you visit a site and log in for the first time last pass asks you whether you wish to save the password.

When up and running you can either click the last pass icon in the password box or set last pass to auto fill and log in.