password manager

[b0redom]

Lastpass is good for one device and the IT illiterate.

I use keepass.

As far as compromised goes, do you mean this? https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/keepass-exploit-allows-attackers-to.html

Fixed in 2.54. And prior to that your computer would have to be heavily compromised already.

Could be, I can't remember. When I was looking previously I was at a finance house who used KeePass and the compromise was significant enough that they migrated to 1Password instead. Figuring that they'd likely do way more due diligence than I would, I just went with that and it's been pretty solid.

I generally use randomly generated (by 1Password) 100 character strings for every login now, rather than having to remember a handful of complex passwords.

 

[hobnob]

lastpass is no different to all the rest AFAICS.
I don't want SES* to be involved, and there are no 'smart' devices involved, so no sync required.

Looking at the LastPass documentation, it says:
"In the Cloud backup section, enable the Save accounts to cloud setting."
Enable cloud backup for the LastPass Authenticator app
That implies that you can disable that setting if you don't want to sync to the cloud.

Similarly, I have my KeePass database stored locally.
NB For KeePass, the database is encrypted with a master password. So, even if I did have it synced to the cloud, and someone else got a copy, they'd still have to crack the password before they could get my credentials for other services.

 

[sadkingbilly]

thanks people, but i give up.
They're all far too complex in capability and too intricate to set up for an ageing user with two machines to locally manage a handful of passwords.
I'll have to find another solution.

 

[NotAllThere]

thanks people, but i give up.
They're all far too complex in capability and too intricate to set up for an ageing user with two machines to locally manage a handful of passwords.
I'll have to find another solution.

Notepad and pen. And the ability for you to remotely take over!

 

[sadkingbilly]

Notepad and pen. And the ability for you to remotely take over!

yeh, - that's the bit i'm trying to evade, futilely, it would seem.

 

[ladymuck]

For the remote control part, I installed Team Viewer onto my parents' PC years ago and it has worked very well. It's free and every easy to connect when needed.

It's gained a ropey reputation because PC scammers use the same software when they're tricking people into sharing the contents of their PC while pretending to be 'microshaft'.

 

[hobnob]

For the remote control part, I installed Team Viewer onto my parents' PC years ago and it has worked very well. It's free and every easy to connect when needed.

Yup, same here. The only issue I had was when they thought that I should be using a corporate licence (paid) rather than a personal licence (free), so my connections were blocked, but I emailed their support team and got that sorted out.

 

[ladymuck]

Yup, same here. The only issue I had was when they thought that I should be using a corporate licence (paid) rather than a personal licence (free), so my connections were blocked, but I emailed their support team and got that sorted out.

I got that too, did exactly the same and they unblocked it. I think they just do it randomly to check people aren't using the free version when they ought to be paying

 

[Uncle Albert]

Team viewer has also been great for me trying to sort out an aged parent in a nother country.

For passwords we use Bitwarden but strictly for the under 80 year olds.