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What password manager do you recommend? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Okay so yesterday, I changed my password as a precaution because of the hack, and just now I decided to clean my browser tabs and re login and almost forgot my password. I'm done dealing with passwords.

What password manager do you recommend?

Features I’m looking for

-Open Source

-Can be synced to cloud (I don’t want self host)

-Can be accessed via a browser

-Cross platform, the more platforms, the better

-End to End Encrypted, and Encrypted at rest on my device, also need some way to authenticate before releasing the password, like a pin or biometrics

-Autofill for browser and apps

-Free (can be a freemium model, but I need the base tier to be free, too broke to spend money on this lol)

-Can export the passwords to a file

I never used a password manager before so sorry if I seem like a noob.

I know I could google it, but I want the lastest info, not some outdated reddit post.

Edit: Woah, those replies are fast. I think I'll use Bitwarden. Thanks for recommendations! Now I don't need to worry about forgetting passwords anymore. πŸ˜„

Edit 2: It seems I've forgotten my email password as well as a few other accounts I haven't logged into for a while. Damn, should've used a password manager earlier.

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[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

protonpass for sure.

Bitwarden is great, but it's way too easy to lock yourself out of it if it's your first pw manager ever.

[–] maxxpowerr@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What would you suggest to first time users so they avoid being locked out?

[–] Pneuma@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

You could get creative with a premium account "A" where you can designate another person/account "B"(can be free account) with emergency access after a waiting period.

When B requests access it'll send an email where A can approve/deny access immediately; or if you're completely locked out, B will be granted access after the waiting period that you can set passes.

B can either be another person you trust, or it could just be a written backup that can be locked somewhere safe but not accessed on a daily basis.

If you want, after designation you can cancel premium and the emergency access will still be active, you just cannot add/edit who has access.

[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Same way experienced users would prevent that.

Write down your password and recovery codes in multiple safe places.

That's a bit of a hassle. For me at least.

That's why I suggested protonpass. You can mess up but as long as you don't forget your pw you are fine.

[–] miku@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Make sure you absolutely know your master password or put a hint as there's no way to ever reset or recover that password if you forget it