Password management apps

[Joe]

Is anyone using anything like LastPass or anything else for password management? Password management has become a compete fustercluck so any recommendations would be welcome.

[DigiCorn]

nope. just keychain.

[johnny_jay]

I use one called "Pastor" on all my Macs.

https://mehlau.net/pastor/

It's nothing super fancy and I just copy and paste. It seems to work well for me.

[Joe]

nope. just keychain.

The problem with that is I need my passwords from everywhere including work and I don't like leaving my passwords on my work Mac as it is pretty easy for anyone to get to them.

[Joe]

I use one called "Pastor" on all my Macs.

https://mehlau.net/pastor/

It's nothing super fancy and I just copy and paste. It seems to work well for me.

Thanks for the link. Does that store the passwords on the local machine or in some far away cloud? I need access to them from anywhere and any device.

[johnny_jay]

In a locked document that you must open in pastor, I have it in my drop box folder but there is only an apple application, no windows, iphone or android apps

http://lifehacker.com/385419/pastor-stores-and-secures-your-passwords

[mwc]

I just use my google apps (or gmail) account with a document created in the drive app to store passwords (or a spreadsheet).
I also use the goog's 2-factor authentication on my accounts.
I don't use the the separate drive app on my computers (for dropbox-like syncing) - cause I could not find a way (that I liked) to turn off access to my other goog services on my work computer, just use browser to access.
On the phone, the drive app is fine.

[DCurry]

Similar to johnny_jay's solution, I use CiphSafe to store all mine, then copy/paste as needed.

[Santa]

1Password..has a companion mac and ios client.  Has the ability to make folders and categories folders. 

[Slappy]

I've used 1Password from Agilebits for several years now, can't speak highly enough about it. It's not cheap although they do have sales occasionally. I bought a Family Pack that's like 3 licenses so the Wife & I both keep separate vaults.

You can sync the database through Dropbox, iCloud or Wifi and it's accessible anywhere securely. The iPhone integration is top-notch, and I can even get to my password vault through a web-browser so long as I know my Dropbox password to get to the database.

They just released a Windows version, and I think there's an Android app out or on the way.

[frailer]

I actually bought a Yubikey but hardly used it yet, as I rarely access webmail from other than home or work. Was pretty cheap, and uses a one-time handshake-style p/w generation from the dongle. Your webmail app, or whatever it is would need to support it, of course, and have a USB port where you're accessing.
Other than that I string a number of cryptic numbers letters together based on the model numbers of WWII fighters, guitar model codes, crap like that, (which are whacky letter/number combos). But then I have a brain which remembers stuff like that. ----> Dustin Hoffman/early movie.   :undecided:

[Joe]

I actually bought a Yubikey but hardly used it yet, as I rarely access webmail from other than home or work. Was pretty cheap, and uses a one-time handshake-style p/w generation from the dongle. Your webmail app, or whatever it is would need to support it, of course, and have a USB port where you're accessing.
Other than that I string a number of cryptic numbers letters together based on the model numbers of WWII fighters, guitar model codes, crap like that, (which are whacky letter/number combos). But then I have a brain which remembers stuff like that. ----> Dustin Hoffman/early movie.   :undecided:

 

You're Rain Man?

[frailer]

I actually bought a Yubikey but hardly used it yet, as I rarely access webmail from other than home or work. Was pretty cheap, and uses a one-time handshake-style p/w generation from the dongle. Your webmail app, or whatever it is would need to support it, of course, and have a USB port where you're accessing.
Other than that I string a number of cryptic numbers letters together based on the model numbers of WWII fighters, guitar model codes, crap like that, (which are whacky letter/number combos). But then I have a brain which remembers stuff like that. ----> Dustin Hoffman/early movie.   :undecided:

 

You're Rain Man?

     

[Joe]

I know what would happen to a Yubikey. I'd set it down somewhere and it would never be seen again. :laugh:

[frailer]

I know what would happen to a Yubikey. I'd set it down somewhere and it would never be seen again. :laugh:

There is that risk.   :undecided:  Beyond that, there is nothing anyone sitting down at that computer would be able to do to retrieve your p/w., because of the way it works; like a temporary firmware hook-up.

Apropos of nothing.. you guys are at work Friday, (maybe not Joe), but I just fed the dog in the freezing cold at 0610 Saturday, and also watched the Int Space Stn go over in the cusp of dawn. My excitement for the day has peaked. You may return to work now....   :embarrassed: