The password managers are: KeepassDX (Far Left), KeepassXC (PC version of local), Proton Pass (Better privacy) and Bitwarden (Far Right). Please note that bitwarden does some data collection. See their privacy policy here and their privacy spy rating here.

  • dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    26 days ago

    It has a major downside. What if you don’t have access to your password manager and need access to a service.

    Perhaps a pc you gotta use you don’t trust completely so loggin in with your master passsord in a cloud based password manager, isn’t a good idea, even if you only want the password for a not so important service, you’d still be exposing yourself unnecessarily.

    What if you want to type in your password in a printer with limited capability? You’d have to manually and painstakingly type in your long generated e-mail/dropbox/etc password. And more.

    Some are perhaps niche circumstances but enough to keep me abay

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      26 days ago

      Was that an answer to my comment, or to the post? It seems like it was meant for the post…?

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      26 days ago

      How often does any of that happen to you?

      For the second one, that seems unlikely, and you can just type the password you read off your phone.

      The printer scenario seems both unlikely, and has nothing to do with password managers.

      If you’re memorizing your passwords, you need to factor in the likelihood you forget, and for the actual security of the password. It sounds like you’re memorizing weak passwords, which is the heart of the problem, not a downside to password managers.