On 26/03/18 04:52, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > I started reading up on password managers in order to consider using one.
I use the keepass family - KeePassX on Debian, KeePassDroid on Android. I believe Windows and Mac versions are available as well. > * encrypted storage on my own machines (no storage "in the cloud") Yes > * ability to transfer to other devices, including Android tablets and > phones--either all the passwords or just one for some special logon on a > machine I don't normally use. Currently I do almost everything (that > requires > a password) on one of my desktop computers. I have a laptop that I use very > occasionally. Occasionally I've had to go to a library (or similar) to use a > Windows machine. I do have an Android tablet and phone, and, in general, I > don't use that for confidential type stuff (no banking, for example), but > that > could change if either I feel very secure or in some sort of extreme > emergency. I sync my database to my own NextCloud instance - in my case it's on a VPS, which I guess is 'in the cloud', but I manage it myself. There are NextCloud clients for all the above platforms as well. > * (a repeat of part of the previous bullet) a means to easily take an > individual password to another machine for occasional use of another machine Not that I know of. But it's on my phone, which goes where I go. That does mean I sometimes have to view the password and type it in, which is a pain for a 16-character password full of symbols ... > * a means to recover all the passwords if the password manager becomes > defunct (and this also implies backup and restore capabilities) It's free software, so you can keep copies of it. It can export to XML (IIRC) too. > * a means to automatically generate secure passwords Yes. Well, I assume they're secure; I'm no cryptographer. > * a means to automatically update passwords on the target websites (to > facilitate regular / frequent password changes)--this is probably a > stretch--I > mean something that would work its way through the various screens and > prompts > to change a password with a minimum of manual intervention by me Difficult. That would have to be scripted for each website etc, wouldn't it? Richard
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