The other things Keepass has going for it: It has compatible and free versions for both Linux and Windows. Admittedly you had to do some action to separately get the username and password where needed, but for me the cross-platform support was essential. There is some auto-type support in version 2, but I got used to the positive control of cut/paste in version 1 and haven't yet tried playing with auto-type. The encrypted database only resides where you choose to put it, not by default on someone else's server, which means YOU can decide if you want to place a copy somewhere in external cloud storage -- and also you must consider reasonable ways to back it up and provide for access by your heirs. The current version on Fedora Linux goes by the package name of KeepassX and is compatible with Keepass version 2 on Windows (version 1 databases had a different format). KeePass Version 2 actually supports having multiple password databases with different database passwords open and accessible at the same time, which is nice if you play multiple roles with multiple organizations and have a subset of passwords that must be passed to the next person that assumes one of those roles. Database entries support free-form notes than can be used for documenting challenge questions, what you use the site or app for, which credit cards or phone #'s are known to the site that need to be maintained, whatever.
There is an ability to export a database to a non encrypted CSV file which can be retained in digital form in a secure bank box or printed in some form and placed in a bank box. (one obviously does not leave un-encrypted versions of this CSV file or printed copies of it on one of your machines or in an unsecured location). This allows a means to hand off the database account credentials to a successor who is unwilling or unable to use Keepass. I think one of the recent IOS upgrades may have killed the free version of KeyPass on iPhone/iPad over the last year. Last time I checked several months ago the old app wouldn't start and there was a new version available on Apple Apps, but not free. Also, my experience with using KeyPass on iPhone was more marginal because cut/paste is a slower process than on a desktop or laptop where multiple apps can be viewed at the same time; and I found some apps on iPhone would not allow copy/paste of two different values (user & password) for logins, because trying to paste the second erased the first or the app would insist on trying to login before you could manage to paste both values, and fail. Joel C Ewing On 03/08/2018 10:29 AM, Steve Beaver wrote: > LastPass is nice and not complicated > > Thank you > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Rugen, Len > Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 10:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: KeePass > > I've found keepass better for keeping things that need to be shared between a > group of administrators. Lastpass if better for browser integration. > -- Joel C. Ewing, Bentonville, AR [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
