Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2023-09-20, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> For websites, I really like Bitwarden. I remember one password and it >> can generate passwords for all the websites I use. The passwords it >> generates are pretty random. For sites that don't allow symbols, I can >> turn that off. The big point, I only remember one password. Thing is, >> on one hand I need help remembering all these passwords. On the other >> hand, that is a risk itself. > I second the recommendation of Bitwarden. I used to use Lastpass but > they discontinued their free version, and the entry-level price was > just too high. I was so impressed with Bitwarden's support that I did > end up subsribing to their lowest-level paid service even though I > don't really need any of the extras that gets me. It's also nice to > know that I can set up my own Bitwarden server if I want to. > > If you're using Bitwarden's cloudy storage, don't forget to back up > your password database locally too. I always back it up in human > readable format and then encrypt it using openssl command-line > methods. You don't want to have to depend on either Bitwarden's > servers or the Bitwarden app to retreive your passwords. > > -- > Grant >
Usually, once a year I change my major passwords, bank, credit card, ebay, Paypal, Amazon and such. I have a folder thingy that I store those in to make sure I don't forget to change something important. Anyway, when I do that and use the new passwords successfully, I make a backup copy and on my rig, I can encrypt it with a right click. I then shred the original. While I think Bitwarden will be around and they will work fine, one never knows. I'm thinking of making a one time donation to Bitwarden. Just to help them out. I can't do much but I can do that. I used Lastpass until they switched too. I actually imported my passwords from one to the other. It seems to work the same way to me. I still use Lastpass in Seamonkey. Bitwarden doesn't have a plugin for Seamonkey that I've found. Lastpass hasn't been updated in ages either. Once Firefox did their major changes a few years ago, a lot of old plugins are no longer maintained. Seamonkey needs to catch up or it is going to die. Dale :-) :-)
