Just wondered what people are using for their password management.

I’m currently using 1Password on a family subscription for both password management and 2FA (and then Authy for the 1Password 2FA). But I’m seeing a lot more posters — particularly since joining Lemmy — championing BitWarden (either cloud or self hosted) and Raivo OTP as a cheaper, almost-as-functional alternative.

So is it worth the switch? Will I lose out on anything by doing so?

I’m currently running BitWarden with a free account to see if I can live with it. But I must admit, 1Password is a staple app for me and one that I would say is priceless to my workflow and setup.

Just interested in your thoughts and trying to stimulate conversation!

  • PeachMan@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I do think 1Password is a bit more polished than Bitwarden, and auto-fills more reliably for me (depending on the website, of course). I use 1Password for work, but choose Bitwarden for personal use because I value an open-source solution that I COULD self-host if I wanted to. I don’t self-host, because I’m lazy, but I COULD if I wanted to. It’s also a very cheap family plan compared to 1Password, I’m still trying to convince all my old people to use a damn password manager! But one could argue that using 1Password’s more polished interface instead of Bitwarden might make my life easier…

    • schmurnan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Haha I hear you re: the old people. My parents use a notepad, and they scribble out old passwords and write down the new ones. It’s beyond archaic. And my dad has dementia which is just a recipe for disaster.

      I’ve added them to my 1Password family and setup a separate vault for them to use, and I have a few of their key passwords shared with my vault in case they lock themselves out of important accounts.

      But I’m sure if I did decide to switch to Bitwarden I could move them over pretty easily.

      • TrenchcoatFullOfBats@belfry.ripEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        My mom took to it pretty easily, but then again, someone changed her Amazon password and it took ages for her to convince Amazon to unlock her account, so she was pretty motivated to take steps to prevent something like that from happening again.

      • PeachMan@lemmy.oneEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Right, that’s the beauty of using a GOOD password manager, whether it’s Bitwarden or 1Password. They both make it relatively easy to export and import all your passwords.