[ale] Of password managers and family...

[Joey Kelly]

On Friday 20 October 2017 15:30:56 Kyle Brieden wrote:
> Howdy all,
> 
> I've been using a KeePass vault for password management for a little
> while now.  I use my NextCloud server (SUPER awesome, do recommend) for
> syncing the vault between computers and mobile devices.  I use KeePassXC
> on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and I use different apps on my Android phone
> and iPad respectively.  This is all well and good for *me*, because I
> like the open source, I own all the hardware, I'm doing this all on my
> own kind of feel, but this isn't sustainable for anyone more than
> myself.  I have been bitten in the ass before by my vault getting out of
> sync between two devices or being open on multiple devices at a time.

Someone needs to LART me because this is an AOL "me too!" reply.

I do not trust any foggy service to hold my passwords. I am a hardcore geek 
and enjoy bash, so I decided to spin up yet another half-finished project to 
vault my passwords a year or so ago, using Perl and AES. My script asks me for 
the master password, then lets me view or change any particular entry. I have 
to manually copy and paste the passwords.

I don't trust others, but I trust me, and ain't no way I'm going to leak data, 
even encrypted data, to the web.

--Joey

> 
> My family (fiancee, sister, brother-in-law, mother, and father) need
> protection.  They NEED to stop reusing passwords and set up a password
> manager.  Does anyone have any opinions on low barrier to entry, low
> friction password managers for the non-technical in our lives?  I've
> investigated LastPass thus far, and the price seems worth it to me.
> LastPass seems trustworthy, too, with how open they are about their
> technology stack.  I have looked at some others, such as Padlock, too,
> which seems like a good open source alternative.
> 
> Thoughts?  Opinions?  Feelings?  Success and/or catastrophic failure
> anecdotes?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ---
> Very respectfully,
> Kyle Brieden

-- 
Joey Kelly
Minister of the Gospel and Linux Consultant
http://joeykelly.net
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