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Handle passwords with Keychain

13 points by charliesome 14y ago

tuananh 14y ago
what if you're not around your Mac? You're screwed.
yen223 14y ago
The one issue I have with using Keychain as the primary password manager is that I lose all my passwords when I cross over to Windows or Ubuntu.
- oellegaard 14y ago
  Indeed, that's what I like about 1password - with their web interface you can practically access your passwords from everywhere - and hopefully there will be a ubuntu version soon.
  - woogley 14y ago
    I use 1Password's "Anywhere" feature to host my passwords over a VPS. All you need is a browser (on any OS) at that point. There's also ways to do it over Dropbox: http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/1passwordanywhere.html http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/1passwordanywhere.html
asselinpaul 14y ago
Also its only good if you use a really strong passford in the first place...
sunsu 14y ago
Except...you're kind of SOL if you want to log into something from your mobile away from your computer, right?
conradev 14y ago
One feature that is not noted in the article is the configurable access to the items in the keychain. You can allow certain binaries to access certain items in the keychain with or without a password. So for example, for your banking credentials to be autofilled in Safari, you can require the master keychain password to be entered. This is extensible beyond the browser, though, another example being SSH key passwords accessible by ssh.
tonetheman 14y ago
yeah if you are mac only this is great, otherwise get a better product.
saljam 14y ago
I wish there was something like Plan 9's Factotum that today's programs used. It didn't just store keys for you; it handled authentication on behalf of your client. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factotum_(software) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factotum_(software)
unkoman 14y ago
It has great password generation too, especially compared to 1password. The passwords really are rememberable.
nmcfarl 14y ago
I use this system myself - except without the `security` command and with random passwords. Which is annoying as my generator is command line, so there’s a lot of cut and pasting going on. This will be a distinct improvement to the system.

13 points by charliesome 14y ago

what if you're not around your Mac? You're screwed.

The one issue I have with using Keychain as the primary password manager is that I lose all my passwords when I cross over to Windows or Ubuntu.

oellegaard 14y ago
Indeed, that's what I like about 1password - with their web interface you can practically access your passwords from everywhere - and hopefully there will be a ubuntu version soon.
- woogley 14y ago
  I use 1Password's "Anywhere" feature to host my passwords over a VPS. All you need is a browser (on any OS) at that point. There's also ways to do it over Dropbox: http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/1passwordanywhere.html http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/1passwordanywhere.html

asselinpaul 14y ago

Also its only good if you use a really strong passford in the first place...

sunsu 14y ago

Except...you're kind of SOL if you want to log into something from your mobile away from your computer, right?

conradev 14y ago

One feature that is not noted in the article is the configurable access to the items in the keychain. You can allow certain binaries to access certain items in the keychain with or without a password. So for example, for your banking credentials to be autofilled in Safari, you can require the master keychain password to be entered. This is extensible beyond the browser, though, another example being SSH key passwords accessible by ssh.

tonetheman 14y ago

yeah if you are mac only this is great, otherwise get a better product.

saljam 14y ago

I wish there was something like Plan 9's Factotum that today's programs used. It didn't just store keys for you; it handled authentication on behalf of your client. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factotum_(software) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factotum_(software)

unkoman 14y ago

It has great password generation too, especially compared to 1password. The passwords really are rememberable.

nmcfarl 14y ago

I use this system myself - except without the `security` command and with random passwords. Which is annoying as my generator is command line, so there’s a lot of cut and pasting going on. This will be a distinct improvement to the system.