Password manager

[Devilock04]

I find myself running out of ideas for passwords for various accounts that I have.

Are password management apps worth it?

Can anyone recommend a password managing app for use on Apple products?

I want one that generates random passwords.

[Misterclick]

[jbj]

[sos]

I use Keeper. It's great. I can separate all my passwords into categories, generate passwords and use the auto-login feature with the chrome extension. It also tells me to change passwords if they are weak. Here's a link of keeper if you want to find out more.

https://keeper.io/r/UV2DXUV

[67Cuda]

I use LastPass. It's free for one computer. I went with premium so I can have on all of my devices. I find it useful on my phone in particular. Other apps probably do the same. Find one that you think will work for you.

[SkyHawk]

I use Norton Password Manager built into Norton Security. It works & synchs across my computers and mobile devices. It also lets me know if any of my stored credentials are found on the darkweb.

It integrates with browsers and also IOS to automatically recognize and fill in any login form, integrates with face-ID etc.

[the86d]

A password-protected Excel/LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet has always worked for me...

[Mute]

Yes it is. Especially if you have to deal with sites that require frequent password changes. I just can't remember that many anymore. I use Lastpass.
Well worth it.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Keepass is free and open source. It also has support for phones. It doesn't come with an online service but you can safely store your encrypted password file on any internet storage, eg Google drive.

Lastpass just got bought and they are forcing people to pay. The free will be desktop or phone you will need to pay to use both.

[Fastattack]

Keepass is free and open source. It also has support for phones. It doesn't come with an online service but you can safely store your encrypted password file on any internet storage, eg Google drive.

Lastpass just got bought and they are forcing people to pay. The free will be desktop or phone you will need to pay to use both.

Yes, I'll second Keepass. Works perfect for me. I have my extended family using it now too.

[1911-CV]

Umm...

Well, I can't count the number of password protected Excel sheets I've cracked when someone left the company and 'forgot' to hand off the password. Hopefully you have the file in a safe place and aren't relying on the spreadsheet password protection as the primary defense.

A password-protected Excel/LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet has always worked for me...

[ocabj]

I use Lastpass and 1Password. The pay to use Lastpass isn't a big deal. I was already paying for it anyway as well as paying for 1Password.

Using a local encrypted vault (no cloud) is fine assuming you don't lose your vault.

[Marauder2003]

My passwords consist of 4 parts.

Something that relates to the organization the password is for.
Part of my name
Special characters
A date

Makes them easy to remember but difficult to guess and would fail a dictionary attack.

[ocabj]

My passwords consist of 4 parts.

Something that relates to the organization the password is for.
Part of my name
Special characters
A date

Makes them easy to remember but difficult to guess and would fail a dictionary attack.

I used to use a similar formula, but then I realized that someone who found 2 of my passwords could ascertain the passwords for my other accounts.

[the86d]

https://youtu.be/FUPstXCqyus