Which is your preferred password manager software? 2nd Edition. New and improved

I've been using LastPass Premium for some years but this thread has prompted me to think again about alternatives, including do I really need any third party solution at all? I've finally opted for an encrypted file on my own computer, completely removing my logon info for all sites from the internet. So accessing my secure sites would now require both possession of my computer and cracking a 17 character access password in unknown encryption software.

Any views on that?

I don't use any of the choices, I wrote my own. Works for me.

My password manager is called little black book. If anyone finds my little black book I'm probably going to be in serious trouble, but that would require a few things: First of all, they would have to be in physical possession of my little black book. Secondly, they would need to know where I keep my little black book and thirdly, they would have to know how to read my little black book. I realize this is a likely Luddite approach to an old issue but as my mama once said, "if it ain't broke then don't fix it". Anyway, it works for me.

I specifically asked only about SOFTWARE password managers!

I notice that "My Browser" gets 17 votes! Here's an interesting article from PC Magazine.

Warning: Don't Let Google Manage Your Passwords​

Experts tell us that relying on Google Chrome (or any browser) to manage your passwords is a seriously bad idea. Here's why.

TraderGary said:

I notice that "My Browser" gets 17 votes! Here's an interesting article from PC Magazine.

Warning: Don't Let Google Manage Your Passwords​

Experts tell us that relying on Google Chrome (or any browser) to manage your passwords is a seriously bad idea. Here's why.

Warning: Don't Let Google Manage Your Passwords

Experts tell us that relying on Google Chrome (or any browser) to manage your passwords is a seriously bad idea. Here's why.

www.pcmag.com

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That is a pretty weak argument against using a browser's password manager. It's written by a journalist and cites three companies who sell password managers!

Keyloggers and trojans could equally be used to capture your master password. I have just had to tweak my Roboform settings as it was staying logged in all the time. The default should require a master password at each Windows login and, preferably, at each browser session and have a timeout.

In defense of Neil J. Rubenking, he has been in charge of PC Magazines security team for over 40 years. He's not just some journalist. I'm a charter PC Magazine subscriber and still own issue 1 No 1 from 1981. I've followed Neil's writing and security application reviews for years and have always trusted his judgement.

I think that comparing browser password security to a password manager's serious industry standard zero-knowledge techniques is something that browser users either aren't considering or just don't care about.

The massive breach at LastPass was the result of one of its engineers failing to update Plex on their home computer, in what's a sobering reminder of the dangers of failing to keep software up-to-date

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That's pretty lazy on the part of the Engineer not to update software on their home computer for a known vulnerability.

Does "sticky password" mean yellow sticky notes on the bottom of the keyboard?

I would like to think a security developer who not be allowed to install non-work programs on a company computer!

Excel, Office 2000

kelper said:

I would like to think a security developer who not be allowed to install non-work programs on a company computer!

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What do you want to bet that, with all the new security protocols LastPass has implemented, this can never happen again?

I wouldn't bet tuppence!

I use BitDefender Password Manager, and so far it's been very intuitive and easy to use.

You're right. Never bet against the hysteria of ignorance.

But I have abandoned LP for good.

No argument for personal choice.

I dont include very sensitive data, I save it on Flash Drives and on external usb hdd drives.