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I've tried a lot the password safes/vaults, and none of them work nearly as well as Chrome/Googles password manager You can even use it on iOS, and even use it

by snug 4y ago

I've tried a lot the password safes/vaults, and none of them work nearly as well as Chrome/Googles password manager You can even use it on iOS, and even use it by default. Even apples Keychain password manager works pretty well if you're all in on apple ecosystem. Only reason I see why you would not use it is if you're not using Chrome or Safari, which is most people. Yeah, yeah, google evil

mook 4y ago
The risk there is more you accidentally make a bad comment on YouTube and Google bans your account, I think. I have no idea if I'd still be able to access my passwords if that happens. At least, personally I feel Google deciding to disallow me from logging in is more likely than Google losing my passwords.
- snug 4y ago
  That is only a risk for syncing, you would still still have your passwords locally saved
  - jackson1442 4y ago
    Is there a local UI to view/export your passwords? The only one I'm aware of is https://passwords.google.com https://passwords.google.com but it's been a long time since I've used a builtin browser password manager. also- does Google (or other browser devs) release information on how they keep your passwords secure? Is it even E2EE?
    - joshmn 4y ago
      > Is there a local UI to view/export your passwords? chrome://settings/passwords
    - snug 4y ago
      Yes, no need to use the web, all done from the browser. To your second question, I don't know, but thats only a concern if you export your passwords
  - post-it 4y ago
    Are you sure? Chrome could very well lock you out.
    - snug 4y ago
      Never heard that happen, if you are worried about that, do a daily, weekly, monthly export
      - ritchiey 4y ago
        I personally know at least one person who had his Google account locked with no explanation.
        snug 4y ago
        That's not linked to what's local in your Chrome browser
      - lxgr 4y ago
        How would I do that securely?
boxed 4y ago
Chromes password manager used to be as safe as a text file on your desktop. Have they fixed it?
- officeplant 4y ago
  If someone has access to my desktop I've already been compromised enough to not care.
  - eastbound 4y ago
    Do you run npm or maven on your machine?
  - boxed 4y ago
    That's not really true. Password managers should be, and good ones are, way more safe than that.
- snug 4y ago
  Passwords are encrypted, you need to use your computers password to download them decrypted
  - leetnewb 4y ago
    I think there are two options in Chrome's password manager. One is to decrypt with the computer's password. The other is to use your Google account authentication for decryption.
NaturalPhallacy 4y ago
After years (a decade+?) of holding out on password managers I finally gave bitwarden a shot (based on recommendations here), and was able to import ~900 logins from google chrome. Their UI in the chrome extension (brave browser actually) for changing/editing logins could use a little work, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. I even bit the bullet and now have passwords I don't actually know involved in everyday life. Irritatingly, uploading a video from GeForce's live capture to youtube - despite logging in with 2fa - caused a security freakout at google and now I was forced to change my gmail password. But I digress, bitwarden even integrates with iOS's login management as another option to Apple's, though irritatingly not on OS X.

by snug 4y ago

mook 4y ago

The risk there is more you accidentally make a bad comment on YouTube and Google bans your account, I think. I have no idea if I'd still be able to access my passwords if that happens. At least, personally I feel Google deciding to disallow me from logging in is more likely than Google losing my passwords.

snug 4y ago
That is only a risk for syncing, you would still still have your passwords locally saved
- jackson1442 4y ago
  Is there a local UI to view/export your passwords? The only one I'm aware of is https://passwords.google.com https://passwords.google.com but it's been a long time since I've used a builtin browser password manager. also- does Google (or other browser devs) release information on how they keep your passwords secure? Is it even E2EE?
  - joshmn 4y ago
    > Is there a local UI to view/export your passwords? chrome://settings/passwords
  - snug 4y ago
    Yes, no need to use the web, all done from the browser. To your second question, I don't know, but thats only a concern if you export your passwords
- post-it 4y ago
  Are you sure? Chrome could very well lock you out.
  - snug 4y ago
    Never heard that happen, if you are worried about that, do a daily, weekly, monthly export
    - ritchiey 4y ago
      I personally know at least one person who had his Google account locked with no explanation.
      - snug 4y ago
        That's not linked to what's local in your Chrome browser
    - lxgr 4y ago
      How would I do that securely?

boxed 4y ago

Chromes password manager used to be as safe as a text file on your desktop. Have they fixed it?

officeplant 4y ago
If someone has access to my desktop I've already been compromised enough to not care.
- eastbound 4y ago
  Do you run npm or maven on your machine?
- boxed 4y ago
  That's not really true. Password managers should be, and good ones are, way more safe than that.
snug 4y ago
Passwords are encrypted, you need to use your computers password to download them decrypted
- leetnewb 4y ago
  I think there are two options in Chrome's password manager. One is to decrypt with the computer's password. The other is to use your Google account authentication for decryption.

NaturalPhallacy 4y ago

After years (a decade+?) of holding out on password managers I finally gave bitwarden a shot (based on recommendations here), and was able to import ~900 logins from google chrome. Their UI in the chrome extension (brave browser actually) for changing/editing logins could use a little work, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. I even bit the bullet and now have passwords I don't actually know involved in everyday life. Irritatingly, uploading a video from GeForce's live capture to youtube - despite logging in with 2fa - caused a security freakout at google and now I was forced to change my gmail password. But I digress, bitwarden even integrates with iOS's login management as another option to Apple's, though irritatingly not on OS X.