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Originally posted by 83v45magna:
Thanks to all for the guidance. 1Password is clearly the favorite in this sampling. I would have done that one except for the fee. I miss/forget renewing a lot of annual shit.
I went with Bitwarden/free. If I wanna get fancier, the 1st pay tier is $10/yr. Just set it up and will muck with filling it in tomorrow.

Re: “I miss/forget renewing a lot of annual shit.”

The $14.99 annual fee for mSecure is an Apple subscription which renews automatically unless I cancel the subscription. It’s easy to see and control my subscriptions in iPhone “Settings”. I assume that there’s a similar feature for Android.

I have the mSecure app for my iPhone and my MacBook, but 90% of the time I’m using my iPhone. FaceID is flat out handy.

I realize you are earnestly trying to be helpful so please don't misunderstand when I say I don't use 'auto' with ANY sort of billing. With respect to businesses, my policy is trust no one.
BTDT.

I don't use a PW mgr for everything. Actual important things get the text file Para referred to. I've been doing that for at least 20 years.

Recently switched from 1Password to NordPass and like the interface much better.

Are these cloud storage solutions? Are you guys really putting passwords in cloud storage?

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Yes, I have a "password manager". It's called a "text file"

It came with the operating system of my laptop and it's stored on a bitlocked external drive.

I thought I was there only one that uses text files to store my passwords locally. I am glad to see I am not the only "Old School" guy. I do the same for work on my laptop.

I've got my passwords on an encrypted external drive, with two backups, and the password to get into these drives is written down/recorded nowhere.

Cloud storage of passwords is- to me- madness. You're just askin' for it.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Are these cloud storage solutions? Are you guys really putting passwords in cloud storage?

They are encrypted when they leave your machine. Yes, the encrypted information is in the cloud with end-to-end encryption so it can't be read even if it is stolen.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Are these cloud storage solutions? Are you guys really putting passwords in cloud storage?

Oh shit.

Whatever happened to the good old-fashioned approach? Write the password on a Post-It and stick it on the edge of the monitor. For better security, put the Post-It under the keyboard.

^^^^^^