I sync the KeePass2 db across multiple computers/OS's (Linux and Android) using Dropbox. I also install a secret key file on each of my devices as an added precaution against someone cracking my Dropbox folder.
I also use LastPass and it is the most convenient solution. Mark On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 7:06 AM, Tyrell Jentink <[email protected]> wrote: > In the past, I have used KeePass; I liked that it was open source, and I > liked that it was offline and had no cloud components. > > However, I also disliked that it was offline and had no cloud components... > If you only use one device, it's not so bad; But if you have a laptop, a > desktop, and a phone, then keeping those three databases up to date can be > a chore. > > So now I use LastPass. I like that it's online and always cloud synced. (I > know... I'm being really wishy-washy about my needs and desires here) > But... It isn't open source, and I am putting all my eggs in one basket, > and it's a basket I have to trust blindly... But damn, if it isn't > convenient... > > I tend to recommend KeePass to people anyway, despite it not working for my > needs... Keeping the database synced isn't an impossible task or anything, > and it's obviously easier if you only want to use it in one place. > > KeePass itself is Windows-only, but works just fine under Mono. Being open > source, there are other implementations... But I never had a problem with > their official software on Ubuntu or Fedora... But it's been a while now. > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 00:42 Loren M. Lang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've recently been informed that an old website I once created an > > account on has been compromised, and, oh, they also stored all user > > passwords in plain text and were likely all stolen. Luckily, I've long > > replaced that password with several others on any services I currently > > use. Since I ultimately can't vet most web services I use and check the > > quality of their password hashing and salt algorithms, I'm thinking it's > > time to start generating a unique password for pretty much every service > > I use. What kind of password managers do you use for handling all this? > > > > In the past, I used to maintain them all in a GnuPG encrypted file and > > edit it through a Vim plugin, but that doesn't synchronize well. > > Ideally, I'd like something that will store passwords on-disk in an > > encrypted form and have some way to synchronize the database across > > devices. I tend to use Linux, macOS, and Android. I also use a mixture > > of both Firefox and Chrome so it would be nice to have some kind of > > integration. Oh, and no security application would be complete without > > being open source! > > > > -- > > Loren M. Lang > > [email protected] > > http://www.north-winds.org/ > > AG7NC > > > > > > Public Key: ftp://ftp.north-winds.org/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc > > Fingerprint: 10A0 7AE2 DAF5 4780 888A 3FA4 DCEE BB39 7654 DE5B > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
