Do you use a password manager?

[joniboini]

If I may ask, were the apps not designed by developers? did you not use the internet to download and install it? I believe your answer is yes so tell me what is the probability that the app is safe?

I think this applies to virtually any app. If you're that paranoid then the best thing to do is to learn coding by yourself, verify the code from the developers (there are many open-source password managers nowadays), build it on your own, compare your analysis with other people, and so on. You can also install it on an air-gapped device if you can endure the hassle of manually inputting a password on another device. It's hard to quantify how safe an app is if we don't even know what criteria you use.

[dkbit98]

I can't imagine using computers and mobile devices without good password managers this days, but they need to be open source.
You would be surprised how many people are making huge mistake witl using only ONE password for all accounts and websites.
With password managers like keypass you can remember one master password, and everything else will be encrypted and saved locally on your device.

[TBaaddi]

No, I'm too old to learn new tricks.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[joniboini]

No, I'm too old to learn new tricks.

If you can browse the forum and manage crypto wallets just fine, I don't think learning how to use a password manager is a huge hurdle. That being said, I understand that some people are just afraid they'll make mistakes if they're using something they're not familiar with. My parents are an example of this. They know how to start a computer or whatnot but get confused easily whenever there's a slight change on their desktop. They learn fast if they're dealing with phones though.

[Husna QA]

No, I'm too old to learn new tricks.

If you can browse the forum and manage crypto wallets just fine, I don't think learning how to use a password manager is a huge hurdle. That being said, I understand that some people are just afraid they'll make mistakes if they're using something they're not familiar with. My parents are an example of this. They know how to start a computer or whatnot but get confused easily whenever there's a slight change on their desktop. They learn fast if they're dealing with phones though.

Some people do have difficulty learning new things. But all that depends on his will to learn and try the latest thing first.

Some may only have a few accounts, and of course, there aren't many passwords, so they don't need a password manager, so they choose a conventional method such as writing it on paper.

[libert19]

No, I'm too old to learn new tricks.

If you can browse the forum and manage crypto wallets just fine, I don't think learning how to use a password manager is a huge hurdle. That being said, I understand that some people are just afraid they'll make mistakes if they're using something they're not familiar with. My parents are an example of this. They know how to start a computer or whatnot but get confused easily whenever there's a slight change on their desktop. They learn fast if they're dealing with phones though.

Some people do have difficulty learning new things. But all that depends on his will to learn and try the latest thing first.

Yeah, will to learn matters, but I guess as person ages, this will seems to die down, at least that's what I see happening in myself.

[Forsyth Jones]

Keepassxc supports your device’s biometric reader, meaning that if your computer has a fingerprint scanner, you can use your fingerprint to unlock it after entering the master password, as long as the database has been locked again.

It’s a great convenience if you don’t want to type the master password every time you need to open the vault. This feature is enabled automatically when you install the application, but you can disable it if you prefer.

Keepassxc is a fork of KeePass 2, also open-source, and currently available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

[PX-Z]

Actually i don't, when it comes to random none important website, i use the browser's save password as the manager it self. But for important site, i don't, i just memorize them with almost the same passwords with 6-8 character the same then 9-15 is different which I'm the one only knows. If i forgot then i just use the forgot password feature lol.

[dkbit98]

Keepassxc is a fork of KeePass 2, also open-source, and currently available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Keepassxc is great, probably one of the best KeePass forks and it also have support for storing TOTP codes for 2FA authentification.
I am not a fan of using biometrics for everything and I didn't try how it works with Keepassxc but it's good to have option to choose if you want to use it.

Actually i don't, when it comes to random none important website, i use the browser's save password as the manager it self. But for important site, i don't, i just memorize them with almost the same passwords with 6-8 character the same then 9-15 is different which I'm the one only knows. If i forgot then i just use the forgot password feature lol.

This i a terrible idea... using almost the same passwords 

[Forsyth Jones]

Actually i don't, when it comes to random none important website, i use the browser's save password as the manager it self. But for important site, i don't, i just memorize them with almost the same passwords with 6-8 character the same then 9-15 is different which I'm the one only knows. If i forgot then i just use the forgot password feature lol.

Password managers like keepass are much more practical and secure. Many people might think that password managers are an effort only IT professionals use, but in reality, keepass has made my life much easier while also keeping my accounts more protected.

You have much more trouble when requesting password resets for your accounts than learning how to use password managers. Moreover, it has an easy learning curve. You may prefer to use paid and cloud-synchronized managers, which are still more secure than browser managers that have had multiple vulnerabilities.

Today, you can also use passkeys (available on some services), a more modern authentication method that replaces passwords by linking your logins to the features available on your phone or computer, such as fingerprint or facial recognition. Apple already offers this feature.

[PX-Z]

This i a terrible idea... using almost the same passwords 

I know lol. That's why i don't recommend it at all. It just that, it makes me comfortable lol Not to mentioned never had any issue on that, been an internet guy since 2013 but never had any hacking issue, malware issue, etc. on my accounts and device. Also, I still use my first email (Gmail) too from 2013, not too frequent though.

[KingsDen]

This i a terrible idea... using almost the same passwords 

I know lol. That's why i don't recommend it at all. It just that, it makes me comfortable lol Not to mentioned never had any issue on that, been an internet guy since 2013 but never had any hacking issue, malware issue, etc. on my accounts and device. Also, I still use my first email (Gmail) too from 2013, not too frequent though.

A terrible idea but it works for me also. Of recent I started using a password manager but I feel my strategy bits the idea of password manager even if I am wrong. I had 3 different strong passwords with different strengths. Strong, stronger and sophisticated. I use them independently and most times super imposes them and it works perfectly well. So, when I forget the password, I will just have to try 3 times and I'll definitely get the right one. It has worked for me for years but I honestly want to stick with the password manager now.

[dkbit98]

I know lol. That's why i don't recommend it at all. It just that, it makes me comfortable lol Not to mentioned never had any issue on that, been an internet guy since 2013 but never had any hacking issue, malware issue, etc. on my accounts and device. Also, I still use my first email (Gmail) too from 2013, not too frequent though.

Yeah this sounds to me like when a guy is wearing one underwear for his whole life... and he is not showing any sign of sickness yet, so everything must be ''good'' and no need to ever change it.
Remembering one password is only good if you are using password manager and this one password is master password, in all other cases this is borderline crazy.

[Crwth]

Today, you can also use passkeys (available on some services), a more modern authentication method that replaces passwords by linking your logins to the features available on your phone or computer, such as fingerprint or facial recognition. Apple already offers this feature.

I love this feature. It makes it so easy. I do use password managers as well but nothing beats the ease of use with a passkey. I'm not sure if there are a lot of apps now that supports it but majority of the exchanges that I use, use this feature already. It's quite an improvement IMO.

[joniboini]

I had 3 different strong passwords with different strengths. Strong, stronger and sophisticated. I use them independently and most times super imposes them and it works perfectly well.

The repeated usage probably brings down the security of the password though. Just imagine if one website got hacked and your password got exposed, which renders one if not all of your passwords useless. I'm a victim of such an attack, luckily I use a throwaway account so no harm is done to my other accounts. I'll stick with remembering one master password for my password manager instead of using the same password on many websites. The only thing I need to do is just back up regularly and save it on a secure device instead of worrying whether my password got leaked or not.