On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 12:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 21. Jul 2017 21:48 by [email protected]: > > I did not trust a password manager and wanted something more flexible so > used cryptsetup to luksOpen a file and then mount it as a partition. > Password are in a spreadsheet that appears when it is mounted. > > I have the feeling that spreadsheets are more complicated than password > managers. >
Yes probably password managers are simpler, but spreadsheet are more mature. They exist since more than 30 years. Everything has been checked. > Have you heard of "pass"? It's a simple command line password manager. I > believe it is more bullet proof than any spreadsheet. In particular, each > password is stored in a separate file, so there should be no issues with > properly closing any database. > > > I had a look, but it seems more complicated to use. For example for adding a website and other information you seem to need some language. > Over the years sometimes the spreadsheet asked to be recovered (it always > worked), but I learned to close it properly to avoid that. > > I hope you keep backup copies of your spreadsheet nevertheless. > > Yes, I keep backup copies of the vaultVM. Best > RupB > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAPzH-qB747cYCguZ9hcdpHMgnM45WWYO7Xj2J4_qotjdpvKf7w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
