Comments on: Best Free Password Manager

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 01:08:44 +0000

In reply to Tom L. Hey Tom, All of the above mentioned include the ability to import a database, either in .csv or .json formats. That said, you are obviously happy with KeePass so by all means stick with that.

By: Tom L

Tom L — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 23:45:53 +0000

Like any software having user generated input, I have too much time invested is my KeePass. None of your suggestions appear to have the ability to import my database. I have played around with a number of alternate software products by either found them “restrictive” for the free version or the different features they contained were not enough to get me to change. I actually like the way my current KeePass synchronizes between devices. Just copy the master file to each device.

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 05:24:26 +0000

In reply to Vince Lord.

Hey Vince,

Agree 100%. However, most password managers do include a feature to import data from a different password manager.

Bitwarden even has a list of password managers from which it can import data: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/import-data/. Unfortunately, Norton Password Manager is not included in the list. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will not work though.

LastPass also includes instructions on its site on how to import data from other password managers: https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass. Click “Get Started” and then click “How do I import passwords from other sources into LastPass?”.

Hope that helps.

By: Vince Lord

Vince Lord — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 03:54:28 +0000

What elephant in every password manager is changing to the new password manager and porting the data over to the new manager. I keep thinking I need to ditch my Norton Password manager but with over 800 passwords in it, moving to a new password manager could be a real nightmare or at a minimum take several nights to set up. Is there an easy way to move the data from one password manager to another?

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 03:55:28 +0000

In reply to sirpaul2.

I could go on and on, but it’s Jim’s article

That's not a problem sirpaul, you go right ahead and post as much information as you see fit. These comments sections often contain a lot of additional useful information so, provided it's accurate information, feel free to go for it..

By: sirpaul2

sirpaul2 — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 01:46:14 +0000

I’d probably still be using KeePass if I didn’t need ‘synching’ – which wasn’t available in KeePass when I switched to LastPass.
Operating systems (especially Windows) and browsers are like Swiss cheese with all the ghost data they produce, which most encryption programs do not clean, You’ll need to run a decent ‘free space ‘cleaner after encryption – or – use ‘system’ encryption (as opposed to file/folder/drive encryption) unless all you want to do is keep family members from accessing the data. – just about anything will work for that.
I could go on and on, but it’s Jim’s article

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:06:41 +0000

In reply to sirpaul;2. Good system. Debit cards can also be used in much the same manner.

By: sirpaul;2

sirpaul;2 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:29:52 +0000

I use a secondary bank account that generally has less than $1.00 in it. When I want to purchase something, I’ll transfer money to that account to make the purchase. Hackers have about 15 seconds to grab any info, and even if they do, the account will be back under $1.00 by the time they try anything. So far, so good (12 years).
Note: Make sure your bank does NOT process debits before they process credits for any given time period (like weekends, holidays, or other days they are closed).

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:37:30 +0000

In reply to RandiO. A conundrum indeed. I use PayPal exclusively. If an online vendor does not support PayPal, they do not get my business. My PayPal password is not saved anywhere, only in my brain. Not ideal, but far preferable to continually imputing credit card details for each and every transaction.with each and every vendor.

By: RandiO

RandiO — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 20:37:54 +0000

We all know that even the bestest and the mostest fully encrypted security software is 110% secure until the moment it is discovered that it no longer is. If such historical revelations are any indication; this assessment has not yet been proven inaccurate. Therefore, I think I will await the release of quantum encryption (and, more importantly, decryption) before I decide to even attempt to try a replacement for my crusty-old KeePass with over 500 credentialing information I trust this FREEware for/with.

“Then again, I would not trust any password manager with any of my financial credentials, including dedicated password manager software.” What exactly is the solution to this valid conundrum?

By: sirpaul2

sirpaul2 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:23:25 +0000

In reply to Jim Hillier.

Not free per se, but it’s constantly on the giveaway sites as a 1 comp/1 year ‘trial’. I’m not rolling those dice though – you never know if it will end before the need to re-up.

By: Jim Hillier

Jim Hillier — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:06:04 +0000

I tried to check out Bitwarden, but it doesn’t seem to have support for the Pale Moon (or any XUL) browser.

Correct. Bitwarden’s browser integration is WebExtension, no XUL support.

As far as I am aware, 1Password is not free. It has a free trial but no free version.

By: sirpaul2

sirpaul2 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:56:02 +0000

I tried to check out Bitwarden, but it doesn’t seem to have support for the Pale Moon (or any XUL) browser.
I’ve been using Last Pass for years without any problems.
I’ve seen articles with every one of the above listed as #1 at one time or another. I recently read 1Password was the new king.