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on your fkn telephone!
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on your fucking telephone!
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I've been saying for years to anyone who will listen, get a password manager.
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I've been saying for years to anyone who will listen, get a password manager.
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so, how?
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You could pay a service like NordPass or LastPass or whatever.
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You could pay a service like NordPass or LastPass or whatever.
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pros:
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pros:
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* someone else keeps a server running for you. Meaning they worry about hardware, electricity, bandwidth.
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* someone else keeps a server running for you. Meaning they worry about hardware, electricity, bandwidth.
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* that other party hopefully has offsite backups, in case of some kind of natural disaster.
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* that other party hopefully has offsite backups, in case of some kind of catastrophe.
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cons:
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cons:
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* if their upkeep means they're never done paying, there's no way you're not on the infinite payment model as well.
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* if their upkeep means they're never done paying, there's no way you're not on the infinite payment model as well.
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KeePass is free and open source. OSI certified, uses state-of-the-art encryption, plays well with others. amazing.
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KeePass is free and open source. OSI certified, uses state-of-the-art encryption, plays well with others. amazing.
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The original KeePass exists where Mono does - that is, Windows, Linux, and Mac. So if you're watching this
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The original KeePass exists on Linux, Windows, and Mac. So if you're watching this on mobile,
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on mobile,
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you'll want KeePassDX.
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you'll want KeePassDX.
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Quickstart:
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Quickstart:
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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.
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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.
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an "entry" is one account, a username/password combo.
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an "entry" is one account, a username/password combo.
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a file.
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a file.
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So you're allowed to back them up and sync them the same as any other file.
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So you're allowed to back them up and sync them the same as any other file.
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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.
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I use Syncthing. It's great for syncing moderate amounts of things, fairly quickly.
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now you can also add syncthing to your NAS box, if you're so lucky.
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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.
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now you can also add syncthing to your NAS box.
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or maybe instead of syncthing, google drive. or Any number of offsite storage providers.
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or maybe instead of syncthing, google drive. or Any number of offsite storage providers.
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