Android

I use Chrome password manager. Is there any difference to this vs. Bitwarden or other services? Chrome is super convenient since it suggests passwords in browser while signing up and auto-inputs them to apps/websites cross platform. And also integrates with GBoard to quickly search password to copy into a field.

Not sure if Bitwarden has any additional features other than the benefit of not keeping all my info with Google. Or if it's less convenient and I have to go into the Bitwarden app or something everytime to look up or generate passwords?

I've used Dashlane for a few years now and I can't say there are any issues with it at all.
I used to just use a list stored in Google Keep, "encrypted" in such a way that only I knew what the passwords were. That got really old.

Butwarden. Always Bitwarden. Just like almost everyone else in here it seems like.

Use KeePass!! It's an opensource, offline if you'd like, password manager that doesn't trust any third party servers to manage your sensitive information. https://keepass.info/

Keepass + Syncthing awesome combination

I absolutely use one and regret I didn't use one earlier. I remember so often how I had to reset my passwords for different sites. Now every password I super complex because I don't have to remember it.

I just completed a study of Enterprise password management and move my company from LastPass to BitWarden.

1password was a close second.

Used last pass for years until they decided no account sync for free users now I use bitwarden which I find is fantastic.

I love using 1Password!

I've used password managers for as long as I've used the internet. I find it absolutely essential.

If you're not currently using one, it's likely that as the number of your login credentials increase, bad habits will increase. So it's probably better to use a password manager any way.

If you're using good, separate password, saving logins in the browser might work for you too. In that case I'd suggest you read up on the security your browser provides, ability to sync, migrate etc.

My goto is KeePass. Does everything I need. I like the use of hotkeys and the ability to have complete control over how the autotype works. Plus if you have a fingerprint scanner (phone or laptop or something) you can use autotype with that too. And the program is completely free.

Yes, 100%... In fact, I often do recommend it to others. Personally I use Bitwarden (paid account even) but I've also recommended 1pass to apple only users because it fits well in that ecosystem.

You can use them to generate a different password for each and every login. And it's really just random letters, number and special characters. That one site gets compromised? They can't then use those credentials to login anywhere else.

You don't have to remember those passwords. Passwords that are easy to remember are probably found in dictionary attacks. You know what's not? Wt2Pwi#$a@Nzeq7*8UwSJ7sTsMKdC!HSGZZ7JnzCtxhfCfFCiXP&FD!yM!c^$DisSR@2 (which I just generated with bitwarden)

2-factor auth is also really easy with most password managers and makes logging in with 2-factor auth easy. I hit one hotkey to fill in the web form with my username/password, hit enter to login and then it auto-copies my TOTP code so I can just paste it and go. Super secure but super easy.

You go to a phishing site? Guess what, a good password manager will store the url and if it doesn't match, that should be your first red flag. If I end up at g00gle.com instead of google.com, it won't show as having a login available.

Started off with Lastpass free tier, then after they limited the free tier to only one device, switched to Bitwarden.

Use whatever but also use 2fa as well for every important account that you have.

i am happy since years with 1password

Loved bitwarden but switched to 1Password recently because their UI is so much nicer. ik, weird reason.

also because it was free with GitHub Student.

I'm not going to say whether it's the best or not because I have not compared, but I have used Keepass2Android for years which seemlessly integrates with my cloud storage and key files (stored offline), has useful randomized password generation, and is overall unobtrusive

Another vote for Bitwarden!

I use KeepassDX, one of the variants of Keepass. I don't know if it's any better or worse than the other variants but it has worked well for me so far.

The advantage is you are hosting your own password database so you aren't reliant on some cloud platform that inevitably gets hacked.

I personally use Firefox's built-in password manager and it works great for me. I use Relay to generate email masks and enter in random passwords that are saved and synced across my devices. It's been very helpful!

Absolutely recommend it to others. It's much safer than reusing passwords, which is what inevitably happens if you don't use one. I use Bitwarden, but KeePass is also good if you want to avoid the cloud. Or you can use a paper notebook, but that's less convenient.

1password family user here. I cringe nowadays when people still try to remember their passwords and accounts and say they have a "good" system. It's a necessity nowadays. Sounds like the consensus favorite around here is Bitwarden. Anyone wanna tell why they prefer it over 1password? Is it because it's self-hostable?

I get 1Pass through work, and the ‘personal’ vault detaches if I ever leave my job. Super useful to have, to the point that using devices where I’m not logged in feels so much worse.

My mom would use the same password for everything or she would mix it up a little tiny bit.

Her passwords were like.

Rainbow2002! rainbow2003 RAINBOW!!!

It was a different word from rainbow, but that's just an example.

I got her using two factor with Google with a really good password and she's using the built-in Google password manager. Now all of her passwords are 20+ random strings instead of a single word with different numbers at the end.

I think that's a much better system than what she was using before.

I use Bitwarden with some trepidation. I keep hoping that eventually Proton Pass morphs into something that seems even more secure but right now it's pretty basic.

Using no password manager and a different password for every account would be the most secure option but most people (including me) would be too lazy for that. Instead I used to use the same password everywhere, which is obviously very unsafe. I then switched to Bitwarden, where I can just generate a secure password for each account and I can access them all with one password. I still need to remember only one password but it's a lot more secure than using the same one everywhere.

1Password family account for my partner and I. Super handy to have a shared vault for household things.

I use pass, its basically pgp with git. Works suprisingly well for such a simple thing