Reverend Conehead
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I use mostly GNU freeware instead of paying for software. I'm not against proprietary software. I'm just a fan of not having to pay for software, so GNU freeware is a good and legal way to do that.
I used to keep all my passwords stored in a proprietary application named Treepad Business. It's a good database program, but it's not designed specifically for passwords. I've switched to the free program, Keepass 2 that's designed for that. I tried a few different apps for it, but this was my fav.
I like it because I've been able to get my login names and passwords really well organized. I have a group for sports forums like this one, one for financial, one for combination locks, another for self-help sites, one for tech sites, etc. I like that I can store a site's link and then all I have to do is choose it in Keepass and click on an icon and I go straight to that page. Another command will load my user name to the clipboard and another will load my password to the clipboard. It will also generate a quality password at random if I don't feel like thinking up a secure one.
I like that there are Windows, Linux, and Mac versions of this. I use a Windows 10 PC at work and a Kubuntu Linux one at home. No prob. The application runs the same regardless of platform. Really cool program. It's designed well and is easy to use.
One word of caution about using password vaults. You must make really sure you don't forget your master password. If you do, there's no way to recover the encrypted data. For obvious reasons, you wouldn't want them to have a backdoor that can get you in if you forgot the password. So if you use a program like this, just make doubly certain you don't forget that master password. If you own a safe, you could conceivably write down your master password and keep it in there. Obviously, however, you would not want to write it down and have it somewhere where it can be discovered. Your master password must also be a really good one that's hard to hack. In other words, don't use "123sex" or your daughter's name or "password" or something equally insecure.
I love coming across software that ends up being really good. If you're a geek like me you appreciate something that's well designed. The runner up program was Password Gorilla. It was pretty well designed too and had most of the same features. I could have gone with it and would have been fine.
I used to keep all my passwords stored in a proprietary application named Treepad Business. It's a good database program, but it's not designed specifically for passwords. I've switched to the free program, Keepass 2 that's designed for that. I tried a few different apps for it, but this was my fav.
I like it because I've been able to get my login names and passwords really well organized. I have a group for sports forums like this one, one for financial, one for combination locks, another for self-help sites, one for tech sites, etc. I like that I can store a site's link and then all I have to do is choose it in Keepass and click on an icon and I go straight to that page. Another command will load my user name to the clipboard and another will load my password to the clipboard. It will also generate a quality password at random if I don't feel like thinking up a secure one.
I like that there are Windows, Linux, and Mac versions of this. I use a Windows 10 PC at work and a Kubuntu Linux one at home. No prob. The application runs the same regardless of platform. Really cool program. It's designed well and is easy to use.
One word of caution about using password vaults. You must make really sure you don't forget your master password. If you do, there's no way to recover the encrypted data. For obvious reasons, you wouldn't want them to have a backdoor that can get you in if you forgot the password. So if you use a program like this, just make doubly certain you don't forget that master password. If you own a safe, you could conceivably write down your master password and keep it in there. Obviously, however, you would not want to write it down and have it somewhere where it can be discovered. Your master password must also be a really good one that's hard to hack. In other words, don't use "123sex" or your daughter's name or "password" or something equally insecure.
I love coming across software that ends up being really good. If you're a geek like me you appreciate something that's well designed. The runner up program was Password Gorilla. It was pretty well designed too and had most of the same features. I could have gone with it and would have been fine.
I use it as well and getting to work with Mac was a bit of a PITA.
