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
>
>

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