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Can anyone suggest decent password manager that would have the advantages of being cloud based without the risk of someone stealing my passwords?

hugoroy 16y ago
I think that Firefox, or any good browser with a sync feature, can be a good password manager.
d4nt 16y ago
I use KeyPassX on Dropbox. It works, kind of.
edanm 16y ago
I personally use KeePass, which isn't cloud-based, but I drop the database file into my Dropbox. I also have a copy of KeePass portable and my database on a disk-on-key which I keep on my keychain. This isn't usually up-to-date, but it does have the most important stuff in there. I wrote a bit about KeePass and various tricks here, if you're interested: http://www.loopycode.com/solving-sign-up-anxiety/ http://www.loopycode.com/solving-sign-up-anxiety/.
VMG 16y ago
I use pwsafe over ssh on a remote host. Not decent but one option.
pietrofmaggi 16y ago
1Password from AgileWeb Solutions: http://agilewebsolutions.com/onepassword http://agilewebsolutions.com/onepassword And then sync the data in the cloud with dropbox: http://help.agile.ws/1Password3/cloud_syncing_with_dropbox.html http://help.agile.ws/1Password3/cloud_syncing_with_dropbox.h... 1Password is integrated in the browser using a plugin (mainly safari under OS X, where it started, but I use it with Chrome with no problem). Highly recommended
brown9-2 16y ago
PasswordSafe on a dropbox shared folder works great: http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/
- nodata 16y ago
  Can I ask how this works? Is the binary stored at dropbox, or the data file? If you store the binary at dropbox how can you be sure it hasn't been modified?
  - brown9-2 16y ago
    I store the data file on dropbox, so it is replicated across different machines I use. Each machine has the PasswordSafe program (binary) installed on it.
billswift 16y ago
I use Bruce Schneier's advice and keep them on a piece of paper in my wallet. Always safe and available. Of course, I only have a few dozen, not the hundreds some people claim they have to manage.
elasticdog 16y ago
LastPass is fantastic (http://lastpass.com/ http://lastpass.com/) for website passwords, but isn't too great for non-websites. It's very similar to 1Password, but cross-platform. It can be used to manage non-web passwords, but it's kind of a manual process using their secure notes.

hugoroy 16y ago

I think that Firefox, or any good browser with a sync feature, can be a good password manager.

d4nt 16y ago

I use KeyPassX on Dropbox. It works, kind of.

edanm 16y ago

I personally use KeePass, which isn't cloud-based, but I drop the database file into my Dropbox. I also have a copy of KeePass portable and my database on a disk-on-key which I keep on my keychain. This isn't usually up-to-date, but it does have the most important stuff in there. I wrote a bit about KeePass and various tricks here, if you're interested: http://www.loopycode.com/solving-sign-up-anxiety/ http://www.loopycode.com/solving-sign-up-anxiety/.

VMG 16y ago

I use pwsafe over ssh on a remote host. Not decent but one option.

pietrofmaggi 16y ago

1Password from AgileWeb Solutions: http://agilewebsolutions.com/onepassword http://agilewebsolutions.com/onepassword And then sync the data in the cloud with dropbox: http://help.agile.ws/1Password3/cloud_syncing_with_dropbox.html http://help.agile.ws/1Password3/cloud_syncing_with_dropbox.h... 1Password is integrated in the browser using a plugin (mainly safari under OS X, where it started, but I use it with Chrome with no problem). Highly recommended

brown9-2 16y ago

PasswordSafe on a dropbox shared folder works great: http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

nodata 16y ago
Can I ask how this works? Is the binary stored at dropbox, or the data file? If you store the binary at dropbox how can you be sure it hasn't been modified?
- brown9-2 16y ago
  I store the data file on dropbox, so it is replicated across different machines I use. Each machine has the PasswordSafe program (binary) installed on it.

billswift 16y ago

I use Bruce Schneier's advice and keep them on a piece of paper in my wallet. Always safe and available. Of course, I only have a few dozen, not the hundreds some people claim they have to manage.

elasticdog 16y ago

LastPass is fantastic (http://lastpass.com/ http://lastpass.com/) for website passwords, but isn't too great for non-websites. It's very similar to 1Password, but cross-platform. It can be used to manage non-web passwords, but it's kind of a manual process using their secure notes.