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I've been saying for years to anyone who will listen, get a password manager. I've been saying for years to anyone who will listen, get a password manager.
so, how?
## alternative, inferior solution ## alternative, inferior solution
You could pay a service like NordPass or LastPass or whatever. You could pay a service like NordPass or LastPass or whatever.
pros: pros:
* someone else keeps a server running for you. Meaning they worry about hardware, electricity, bandwidth. * someone else keeps a server running for you. Meaning they worry about hardware, electricity, bandwidth.
* that other party hopefully has offsite backups, in case of some kind of natural disaster. * that other party hopefully has offsite backups, in case of some kind of catastrophe.
cons: cons:
[note] which, for once, is only fair. [note] which, for once, is only fair.
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## Welcome the KeePassiah ## Welcome the KeePassiah
[https://keepass.info/]
KeePass is free and open source. OSI certified, uses state-of-the-art encryption, plays well with others. amazing. KeePass is free and open source. OSI certified, uses state-of-the-art encryption, plays well with others. amazing.
[Great Thing stamp over KeePass logo] [Great Thing stamp over KeePass logo]
The original KeePass exists where Mono does - that is, Windows, Linux, and Mac. So if you're watching this The original KeePass exists on Linux, Windows, and Mac. So if you're watching this on mobile,
[is that David Finch? the director] on your fkn telephone! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0] on your fucking telephone!
on mobile, [https://f-droid.org/packages/com.kunzisoft.keepass.libre/]
you'll want KeePassDX. you'll want KeePassDX.
Quickstart: Quickstart:
install one. make a new "database". give it a really good password - it'll even help you generate one. This is the one you rehearse and memorize and practice. For god's sake don't write it on a note stuck to your monitor. Please. I'm begging you. install one. make a new "database". give it a really good password - it'll even help you generate one. This is the one you rehearse and memorize. For god's sake don't write it on a note stuck to your monitor. Please. I'm begging you.
[do we re-do the joke with Joel Haver saying photophotophotogift1?] [do we re-do the joke with Joel Haver saying photophotophotogift1?]
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Since LibreWolf is new, we'll jump through a quick hoop - if you're coming from firefox, go to your home directory, find .mozilla, copy native messaging hosts, go back up, go into .librewolf, paste. Now you can click to autofill. Since LibreWolf is new, we'll jump through a quick hoop - if you're coming from firefox, go to your home directory, find .mozilla, copy native messaging hosts, go back up, go into .librewolf, paste. Now you can click to autofill.
[note] And I mean global, burn this into yourself across all your devices.
Second: learn a new global hotkey. Second: learn a new global hotkey.
Cog for options, go to general, click Auto-Type. I use ctrl+alt+v. I use a typing delay of 25ms, any faster than that and I find some stuff can't keep up. Cog for options, go to general, click Auto-Type. I use ctrl+alt+v. I use a typing delay of 25ms, any faster than that and I find some stuff can't keep up.
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a file. a file.
So you're allowed to back them up and sync them the same as any other file. So you're allowed to back them up and sync them the same as any other file.
I use Syncthing. It's great for syncing moderate amounts of things, fairly quickly. On windows you want Synctrayzor - which is just syncthing plus a tray app to start with windows. Make a folder, put your password db in that, add your other device, share the folder, and voila. [https://syncthing.net/]
now you can also add syncthing to your NAS box, if you're so lucky. I use Syncthing. It's great for syncing moderate amounts of things, fairly quickly.
[https://martchus.github.io/syncthingtray/]
you might want Syncthing Tray - which is just syncthing plus a tray app to start with windows. Make a folder, put your password db in that, add your other device, share the folder, and voila.
now you can also add syncthing to your NAS box.
or maybe instead of syncthing, google drive. or Any number of offsite storage providers. or maybe instead of syncthing, google drive. or Any number of offsite storage providers.