Opinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?

NewYorkRush@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.world – 1149 points –
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I use Bitwarden with some trepidation. I keep hoping that eventually Proton Pass morphs into something that seems even more secure but right now it's pretty basic.

If you're willing to use a cloud-based solution, why do you have trepidation about Bitwarden (open source, great track record, standalone service) and not Proton Pass (also open source, and Proton has a great reputation for account security, but adding your password database to the same account you use for email, drive, vpn, and calendar, which is putting all your eggs in one basket IMO.

If you have trepidation trusting the security of your passwords to someone else, use KeePass.

I mean for example if proton decided to also add a secret key like 1password. Something that provides at least what to me would be like even more security. But it too new of a service right now, time will tell.

I recommend using a YubiKey on your Proton account if you want a strong second factor thats a bit easier to manage than a key file. If you use all or most of Proton's apps, might be worth looking into.