How safe are password managers?

[Duski]

Just wondering how do these ''managers'' work and what are the risks? I heard they will store your passwords locally like a browser, but with a better encryption. So in theory companies won't have access to my data right?

How many of you are using a password managers? Are there any free options?

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[Sakkura]

Quite safe, if you pick a good one and use it right. Security experts generally recommend using one.

 

Even better if you add 2FA.

 

Keepass is a free and open password manager that's considered the gold standard in security. It's not the most user-friendly option, but works fine for me.

[Sakkura]

Just now, Cvet76 said:

Note: A majority of websites keep your password along with your other information on their servers. The question is how well protected (encrypted) that info and those passwords are.

If they have proper security protocols they should not be storing your password itself, just the salt and hash.

[DarkEnergy]

Keepass and Bitwarden are two popular and secure password managers. Keepass is generally for storing locally while Bitwarden is more of an app that stores passwords with access to it from a phone or computer. Both are free and both are open source. I don't think there's an official Keepass app on the app store but Keepass2Android is often recommended and also open source. Bitwarden has had a security audit and has done very good. 

 

I'd recommend using a password manager since you can create randomly generated passwords that are incredibly long containing letters, numbers, and symbols without having to memorize it. The point is to just copy and paste from the password manager. 

[ARikozuM]

Very safe. I use Kaspersky Password Manager. 

 

It keeps an encrypted vault on your computer, so that you don't need online access. You set one strong password as the master password and then use their password generator to make all of your account p/w as secure as possible. It also does a check to see how many times you've used a password and with which accounts. This was great when I found that a website was hacked and the same password was on two other websites. 

 

I think it costs $15/year, but it's free if you're a Kaspersky anti-virus user. 

[TheNamelessOne]

Not safe at all. You are giving away or letting someone else create your passwords just for the illusion of being more "safe" because you only have to memorize one password instead of many.

 

[Anonymous247538]

On 7/21/2019 at 6:26 PM, Duski said:

Just wondering how do these ''managers'' work and what are the risks? I heard they will store your passwords locally like a browser, but with a better encryption. So in theory companies won't have access to my data right?

How many of you are using a password managers? Are there any free options?

Keeper is free and great and it Works with Windows hello (fingerprint & face too!)