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In response to "shit, did I just erase all of my passwords? that's not ideal. -- nm" by amanda

Think of it as an opportunity. Use a password manager instead of your browser to hold your passwords -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Apr 6 '22, 10:43

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I don't understand how they work. -- nm - amanda Apr 6, 11:26 13
- Basically exactly like your browser does (generates passwords, stores them, offers them to you in login boxes) - oblique Apr 6, 11:30
- Think of them like an encrypted spreadsheet that you unlock with a master key, and then copy the passwords out of as you need them. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:28 11
  - They don't work on individual apps, do they? -- nm - Max Apr 6, 11:36 10
    - Generally speaking, yes though occasionally one will not support it. LastPass integrates with iOS the same way the built in iOS password manager does - oblique Apr 6, 11:45
    - For iOS it really depends on how they implement the login for the app. - spamlet Apr 6, 11:42 7
      - that seems hard. -- nm - amanda Apr 6, 11:44 6
        
        Not as hard as remembering 300 different 64-character passwords. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:45 5
        
        google does it! -- nm - amanda Apr 6, 11:48 4
        
        Well, it did. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 11:54 2
        
        right? I'm going to be feeling/hating this for weeks. in other news, my outlook for web issues seem to have corrected so.... - amanda Apr 6, 12:15 1
        
        We’re not allowed to use outlook for web because people can’t stop clicking on phishing emails. - spamlet Apr 6, 12:18
        
        with this? -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:53
    - Sometimes they do but not for every app. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 11:38
Yep. I recommend 1password. The browser plug-in should make it super easy, barely an inconvenience. Or so I've heard. -- (edited) - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:54 6
- Is 1password any better or worse than BitWarden? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 6, 10:54 5
  - I haven't used bitwarden, so I can't judge. But my employer's recommendation is to never use Lastpass, only use 1pw. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 10:55 4
    - I use LastPass. I don't have any concerns with their security relative to other products. I didn't particularly like they were owned by LogMeIn - oblique Apr 6, 11:05
    - I like BitWarden and I haven't heard about any issues with them like with LastPass. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 11:02
    - Why is that on LP? -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 11:02 1
      - "It has been riddled with security breaches and should not be trusted." - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:13
Don't listen to this guy, he is moving away from AMC Theaters! -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 10:44

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