Password Manager Talk
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You don’t unless they’re audited. It’s why I really only trust open source solutions. KeePassXC and Strongbox are both open source. Bitwarnden is another one. Works on all platforms desktop and mobile and with all major browsers.
@Huntn have you checked out Bitwarnden?
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I looked at it in 2020, but as aI recall it did not allow for private vaults in the cloud? I’ll have to go check my notes.
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Hate to break up this love-in hate-rant against 1Password - but I like it.
I used to use LastPass but quickly began to dislike it and me & the missus migrated to 1Password over a year ago and have been very happy.
I also use KeepPassX on my Mac for some stuff that I don't want to throw into the corporate LastPass vault.
I used to use LastPass but quickly began to dislike it and me & the missus migrated to 1Password over a year ago and have been very happy.
I also use KeepPassX on my Mac for some stuff that I don't want to throw into the corporate LastPass vault.
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Do you have a personal cloud vault on something like Dropbox? Aren’t they getting rid of that Forcing users to switch to their servers?
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BitWarden is one of those cloudy solutions. This is why I stick with Enpass which is free and doesn't post my passwords for the world to download and use.
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It costs money though.
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So does my wife...
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Enpass is not free, but it does have a non-subscription purchase, and a subscription option.
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I’m on a Codebook trial, but to test it I need to upgrade to Big Sur. I want to see if autofill worksmsatisfactorily will probably upgrade my MBP tomorrow unless I hear something really negative in the newly minted MacOS thread.
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+1
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I've had issues with Apple's solution. Granted, it's entirely possible there's some user error here, but I've had situations like this.
Log into AWS. It wants me to change my password. I let the browser do it. I tell it to update the password in the keychain. Then next time I go to log in, it doesn't remember the password (I guess it's still remembering the old one?) and I need to reset.
That said, I do rely mostly on the Keychain. I had stuff in eWallet. Then I got sucked into 1Password and had intended to move things to there. That was years ago. I still have both. I rarely use either.
I use Keychain and have started going through all the passwords it has flagged and changing them to whatever string of characters Apple decides. I like how integrated it is with everything (unsurprisingly) I just wish that I could share passwords with family members. There are a certain number of shared accounts me and my wife have where I can't really change the password to something neither of us know. 
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exactly why I use 1password family manager. I share accounts with my SO and I am trying to teach my kids to use a password manager rather than a funny phrase or cat name. Also they use my streaming accounts and I rotate those passwords often.I use Keychain and have started going through all the passwords it has flagged and changing them to whatever string of characters Apple decides. I like how integrated it is with everything (unsurprisingly) I just wish that I could share passwords with family members. There are a certain number of shared accounts me and my wife have where I can't really change the password to something neither of us know.
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Other than a few exceptions, it's been pretty solid for me too. It's available on all my devices. I don't need to worry about how to integrate a third-party app. It's not very likely to switch to a subscription model. It's still my preferred solution. I haven't opened one of my password managers in ages.
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The Decision Has Been Made: Codebook. 
- Reasonably Priced.
- No Subscription- take that Aglebits!
- No Browser Extension-= because it uses Autofill
- Private, online vault storage or WiFi for synch- take that Aglebits!
- Touch ID/Face ID.
- Mac/iOS/PC
- It works well and reliably pulls up existing passwords held in Codebook.
- However Note: For auto fill you need at least MacOS 11.
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Yes and decided against it, my reasoning may not be that solid but my idea is if anyone ever gets hold of one of my devices and into it, having a separate secure password protected vault is just another layer of protection. Does keychain update cross to all of your iOS devices? I suppose it does. Codebook works really well on Safari. I need to check Crome of Firefox, maybe it does not work on those,
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@Alli I wonder if keychain works on all MacOS compatible browsers?
