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I have a question for those of you who use password managers like this: I have 3 computers, an iPhone, and an iPad, on all of which I interact with a lot of the
by greghinch 14y ago
I have a question for those of you who use password managers like this: I have 3 computers, an iPhone, and an iPad, on all of which I interact with a lot of the same sites and applications for which I need passwords. How would I go about managing passwords for all the devices? Mobile devices in particular seem problematic.
- zx2c4 14y agoMore bloated password managers (like 1pass, for example) come with mobile clients and cloud services. This thread will probably include many such replies. Pass comes with integrated git support, for syncing and logging. This is what I use with my mobile phone and additional computers, and it works really well.
- samf 14y agoNot being argumentative, I just don't understand. How do you use it on your mobile phone? Is there a git app that lets you browse files? How would you decrypt them? Can you update them? Or do you just use a shell on your mobile phone?
- zx2c4 14y agoYea so... I could make a nice fancy app, which I could do super quick because the design of pass is so simple. But instead I just use the terminal. Full clipboard support and everything with it. By the way, I'm using an N950.
- brown9-2 14y agoSyncing via git (an active process) sounds like more work than passive DropBox syncing.
- zx2c4 14y agoTrue. Autosyncers work with pass just as well. DropBox to your heart's content!
- herge 14y agoGoogle Drive or Dropbox.
- zx2c4 14y agoAwesome idea. Since pass is just normal files, dropbox & friends can do things seamlessly. Didn't have that in mind originally, but it seems like it'd work really well.
- fredsted 14y agoI just put a KeePass file on my DropBox which automatically syncs to my devices.
- JamesLeonis 14y agoI do the same. Portability of the password manager was as important as how it was stored. If I couldn't get it on my many machines, it wasn't any good to me. Highly recommended.
- SquareWheel 14y agoThis is my method as well. I use iKeePass on my iDevice. It's not pretty, but it works.
- zx2c4 14y agoCool. You can put pass's password-store in Dropbox too!
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- SoftwareMaven 14y agoUnfortunately, until there are mobile clients (using either Dropbox or git, I suppose), it's kind of a non-starter. I spend too much time on mobile devices now to not have that be a primary consideration. After using Keepass+Dropbox, I won't go to anything less convenient (and the problem-space doesn't intestate me to build a solution).
- zx2c4 14y agoI use it on my mobile phone without a hitch.
- SoftwareMaven 14y agoI saw your other comment. Unfortunately, there is at least one, very large, platform where the terminal access is not really an option. Does Windows mobile OS provide terminal access?