Many thanks for all those valuable comments. It looks as if it has to be 1Password Severin Crisp
> On 4 Jan 2017, at 9:51 am, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On 4 Jan 2017, at 9:13 am, Severin Crisp <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Currently my passwords are a mess and rely on an often altered piece of >> paper for when mnemonics or memory fail. I have looked at 1Password which >> is full featured and certainly would do all that I need but I also realise >> that Safari will provide randomly generated strings and often asks if I want >> to use them. >> All I want is to provide safe, gobbledygook passwords that will synch >> between two Macs and two iOS devices. Will Safari not do this for me? >> What is the security level compared with 1Password? >> I am sure many members will have thoughts on this! >> Severin Crisp >> ____________________________________________________ >> > > I use both without any problems. I use 1Password mainly because of its many > other features such as Software Registration keys, Credit Card management, > Personal Details, and myriad others. Safari uses Keychain by default, but is > quite happy to both keychain and 1Password both at the same time. If you have > iCloud set appropriately, both Keychain and 1Password will synchronse across > all your devices. Of course, 1Password is a commercial product so (a) it > costs money to use, and (b) you need a copy on each device you use. Keychain, > on the other hand, comes as part of Mac OS, so all you need for full sync is > to turn on iCloud for each candidate device. > > If you don’t want or need synchronisation, then both systems are completely > secure, as much as your computer is secure. When you use synchronisation, > security is as strong as the service you are using, and I think iCloud has > pretty good credentials in this regard as long as you are sensible about > things. 1Password will also synchronise through Dropbox, which is also highly > regarded. > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: [email protected] ____________________________________________________
-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
