Ask HN: What password management software do you use?
I want to save my usernames/passwords (and as a bonus, other confidential information such as credit card numbers etc.) in a secure way that I can access from anywhere. I'm looking specifically for something that integrates with my browser to auto-save and retrieve this information.
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There are many problems with password management software if you want to use it away from your computer, like portability, security and so on.
You do have a great (and secure) password management software/hardware, your brain. Of course memorizing all those passwords is a pain and using a single password is not safe.
What I usually do is hash a password based on where I want to login using static information.
Example, you want to login on gmail: First o grab the name of the service ("gmail"), then you grab the company who did the service ("google") and then you add a salt you memorized ("kitten"). This will get you "gmailgooglekitten", then numberfy it (eg: all vowels to numbers): "gm41lg00gl3k1tt3n", reverse it: "n3tt1k3lg00gl14mg".
There you have it, a "universal pass" that is different for every login. You only need to memorize the steps and the salt (if you use it), and those are always the same.
Ps: You can use this system together with the usual password management software. :)
You do have a great (and secure) password management software/hardware, your brain. Of course memorizing all those passwords is a pain and using a single password is not safe.
What I usually do is hash a password based on where I want to login using static information.
Example, you want to login on gmail: First o grab the name of the service ("gmail"), then you grab the company who did the service ("google") and then you add a salt you memorized ("kitten"). This will get you "gmailgooglekitten", then numberfy it (eg: all vowels to numbers): "gm41lg00gl3k1tt3n", reverse it: "n3tt1k3lg00gl14mg".
There you have it, a "universal pass" that is different for every login. You only need to memorize the steps and the salt (if you use it), and those are always the same.
Ps: You can use this system together with the usual password management software. :)
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LastPass. The best password manager I have ever used.
Easy one: 1password. They just do not offer access from anywhere. But you can generate special HTML docs to use on a USB stick etc.
KeePass works great for me