Opinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others? - eviltoast
  • SharkyPants@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I would recommend one but I have always been wery about sending password data through the internet to be stored on some companies server. So I put in the effort to host my own Vaultwarden docker instance through TrueNas scale (True charts) on my home server and access it via a VPN tunnel (Wireguard). It’s very complicated to setup compared to a web service but this way I own all of my password data locally. The android app (Bitwarden) works alright but sometimes it has trouble understanding what is a login screen and you have to force fill things. Vaultwarden as a docker instance works great. The only time this setup needs to be on VPN is to save a new password. Using existing passwords seem to be cached on my device.

    • Kwalla@lemmy.todayyoutomorrow.me
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      1 year ago

      Certainly a good solution, but the vast, vast majority of people would not even begin to understand what you said here in any level, much less implement any of it themselves.

    • 0235@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Then get an offline password manager. I have used DataVault on my phone for years. No subscription needed.