Password organizer

[PinkiPad]

I suffered a brain injury/illness five years ago and lost memory. Currently I can remember for a day or so,, then it's gone.

I'm looking for an electronic password organizer. I have one but the readout looses clarity after a while. I would love recommendations for quality organizers that aren't too cumbersome, are easy to use, have the ability to remember even if battery dies, and is reasonably priced.

 

[archer]

Five Best Password Managers

Hey PinkiPad...check the link above. Personally, I like KeePass.

 

[PinkiPad]

Thanks. But those are programs. I need one that is electronic as I keep other passwords and stuff you need to remember on mine.

 

[Anak]

Do you mean something like this? Mandylion Electronic Password Manager - The Green Head

 

[PinkiPad]

That was one I saw but passed over. I have one coming but wanted personal recommendations. I had Logio and just ordered Acorn Password Memory based on reviews. Another would be fine

 

[Anak]

I can't offer any personal advice but from some of the reviews I've seen the acorn may be the best choice, did you read the last two reviews? Those were the most common complaints of any I've seen.

• Can only save simple passwords.
• Difficult to use keyboard.
• Keys hard to respond.
• No backlight.

Do you own a SmartPhone? That may be a better option.

 

[jebsong]

If you can't call manufacturer.

Hello, I'm new to the forum and glad to be here!

I've not very knowledgeable when when it come to using a PC and have always been frustrated when using computer user manuals. But I recently retired and have made it a goal to try and become better and that is the main reason I joined this forum.

This is my first post and please excuse me if my advice is not right and may only apply to people like me who are computer idiots! LOL

This is what my opinion is of LastPass and I think this might be the same for Roboform? I downloaded LastPass a few days ago and upgraded to the premium version. When I got it downloaded the first thing I did was try to watch a video tutorial on how to set it up which did not work because it was down for repairs or something to that effect.
Then I tried to download the manual because when I tried to set up the online manual side by side to follow the instructions on how to set up lastPass properly, I could not get the online manual set up side by side and then found out you can't download it to your computer!

Then I tried to start it up and configure it and I screwed up an could not get back on the net so I could learn how to configure a a recording program I'm also having issues with! LOL, another reason I joined the forum.

So I uninstalled it so I could get online. Latter when I submitted a ticket for help I was informed that the support office was only open from 9:00am to 5:00pm Mon through Fri. and it took them several hours to get back to me. When I ask them to call me or chat they refused saying they could only respond to emergency's because they were only a staff of about 20 employees. I tried emailing for support and they just responded that my ticket was either pending or under investigation.

When I called their sales office phone number which I was only able to find because I paid for it with PayPal. If you go to their website there is no phone number where you can call them just like there is no phone number to call them or a way to start up a chat with Lastpass even for a premium account!

I got my money back and decided to try out Roboform but when I went to their website there is no phone number for their US sales office and you have to call the sales office at their main headquarters in Japan which would probably be expensive.

What seams suspicious to me is if you want to purchase LastPass or Roboform you have to download the free version first and then and only then you can create a premium account!

Not so With Norton Security Suite which comes with a password manager which come free with my internet provider Comcast.

When I've ever had issues with Norton which has only happened a coulple of times, I've been able to start a chat with their support within minutes and their techs have on those two occasions had the problem fixed within about 20 to 30 minutes.

So to make a long story short my advice is if you want to download a product that has to do with any kind of security and/or virus issues is if you can't call them first to esquire about their product then don't download it unless you have done a lot of research.
And this brings up the question of which website has the best most reliable information on which downloads of any kind are good and where to go to install them safely?

jebsong

 

[bigmck]

Thanks. But those are programs. I need one that is electronic as I keep other passwords and stuff you need to remember on mine.

What I do for my passwords is type them on a MS Word document that I store with my other Word files. If I forget one, which happens more and more, I just open the Word file and there it is. I currently have three pages of passwords. It is not high tech, but is safe and works well.

 

[chefduane]

Dittos on the MSWord solution. Also, it makes it pretty easy to cut/paste when a User Name and PW is needed.

 

[jebsong]

Great Idea!

Thanks. But those are programs. I need one that is electronic as I keep other passwords and stuff you need to remember on mine.

What I do for my passwords is type them on a MS Word document that I store with my other Word files. If I forget one, which happens more and more, I just open the Word file and there it is. I currently have three pages of passwords. It is not high tech, but is safe and works well.

Great idea and thank you very much for the tip bigmck!!

jebsong

 

[UsernameIssues]

Infections love to take screenshots. The infection watches for the title of windows that are open and when it sees something like "bank" in the title, it takes a series of screenshots and then send the images out using an app that is already approved by your firewall... or the infection changes the firewall to allow it to send stuff out.

It is best (in my opinion) not to use a document that shows the actual password.

I would suggest KeePass (KeePass Password Safe).

 

[jebsong]

Passwords in Word.

If you hide your passwords in a folder for something that does not attract attention and dont put words like bank , password hotmail etc in this document, it would be hard to find.

I have not not researched KeePass but if they do not have a phone number that you can call before you download I would not use it. These company's are using scare tactics to entice you to download their products! If you don't want to use word then write your passwords down and store them in a secure place.

That's just my opinion and if you like and trust KeePass then use it.

All the same I appreciate your advice!

Thanks!

jebsong

 

[UsernameIssues]

...These company's are using scare tactics to entice you to download their products!...

I agree. Companies do that.

This is not a typical company, it is a group of volunteers working on a very mature "product".
Acknowledgements - KeePass
I do not think that they care if you use their app. I've not seen any scare tactics from them. Unless you consider this a scare tactic:

Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem... A serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, website, etc. Unimaginable.

I'm not sure what you would want to ask them via phone - but hear you go:
Contact - KeePass
Sprechen Deutsch?

You would not need to switch from your current method until you were happy with KeePass (or any other tool). I've used this tool for more than a decade. I just move the one file from computer to computer. I also have the file backed up to servers in Utah via MozyHome free.

One of the reasons why I started using KeePass is: it can generate random passwords.

 

[Callender]

Password organiser - device

Hi, so you're looking for a device to store passwords. One that's portable. How about a smartphone? (cell phone).

Lots of people swear by https://www.dashlane.com/

It's something you could look at. You'd need an iphone, ipad or an android mobile phone. That way you can securely access, see and manage your passwords on your computer and your phone.

Passwords are stored strongly encrypted on your device and all you need to access then is a single master password. Auto login to sites is available.

I've used Dashlane - it's not bad at all. I stopped using it and instead rely on memory - obviously an issue in your case!

As for other comments on using passwords stored in documents - there's lots of free software available that can scan your machine for personal information, passowrds, credit card info and so on and in many cases - find it. I've always made use of such software to check if information stored is actually secure. I also make use of anything that claims to extract passwords stored in browsers and understand that if software can extract passwords then so can malware/ spyware. Not to mention other humans who have access to your machine!

Hashed out passwords are really easy to read if you know how! So maybe test your own security - especially where you're storing sensitive personal information.

 

[jebsong]

...These company's are using scare tactics to entice you to download their products!...

I agree. Companies do that.

This is not a typical company, it is a group of volunteers working on a very mature "product".
Acknowledgements - KeePass
I do not think that they care if you use their app. I've not seen any scare tactics from them. Unless you consider this a scare tactic:

Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem... A serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, website, etc. Unimaginable.

I'm not sure what you would want to ask them via phone - but hear you go:
Contact - KeePass
Sprechen Deutsch?


You would not need to switch from your current method until you were happy with KeePass (or any other tool). I've used this tool for more than a decade. I just move the one file from computer to computer. I also have the file backed up to servers in Utah via MozyHome free.

One of the reasons why I started using KeePass is: it can generate random passwords.

Hi Sprechen,

Thanks for the tip! If they have a contact phone as you say they do I'll give them a try.

 

[ComputerGeek]

This is what my opinion is of LastPass and I think this might be the same for Roboform? I downloaded LastPass a few days ago and upgraded to the premium version. When I got it downloaded the first thing I did was try to watch a video tutorial on how to set it up which did not work because it was down for repairs or something to that effect.
Then I tried to download the manual because when I tried to set up the online manual side by side to follow the instructions on how to set up lastPass properly, I could not get the online manual set up side by side and then found out you can't download it to your computer! <snip>

@jebsong

I've been using LastPass Premimum for almost a year now with no problem. (In fact, I like it ) You can save their manual as a PDF.

If you use Chrome, open the manual in Chrome, select Print then Save as PDF

If you need a PDF printer for another browser you can install free CutePDF Writer
> Open the manual in your browser
> Then select Print in your browser and Select CutePDF as the printer

/* EDIT */
p.s. as fyi.. I also like LastPass because it offers a 2-step authentication option. I use it with YubiKey (a USB security device) so it requires both a YubiKey device inserted in the computer plus my password to access my account

 

[bigmck]

I do not think that they care if you use their app. I've not seen any scare tactics from them. Unless you consider this a scare tactic:

Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem... A serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, website, etc. Unimaginable.

That just sounds like good advice to me.

 

[jebsong]

This is what my opinion is of LastPass and I think this might be the same for Roboform? I downloaded LastPass a few days ago and upgraded to the premium version. When I got it downloaded the first thing I did was try to watch a video tutorial on how to set it up which did not work because it was down for repairs or something to that effect.
Then I tried to download the manual because when I tried to set up the online manual side by side to follow the instructions on how to set up lastPass properly, I could not get the online manual set up side by side and then found out you can't download it to your computer! <snip>

@jebsong

I've been using LastPass Premimum for almost a year now with no problem. (In fact, I like it ) You can save their manual as a PDF.

If you use Chrome, open the manual in Chrome, select Print then Save as PDF

If you need a PDF printer for another browser you can install free CutePDF Writer
> Open the manual in your browser
> Then select Print in your browser and Select CutePDF as the printer

/* EDIT */
p.s. as fyi.. I also like LastPass because it offers a 2-step authentication option. I use it with YubiKey (a USB security device) so it requires both a YubiKey device inserted in the computer plus my password to access my account

Downloading the user manual was just one of the issues I have with LastPass and a minor one. They claim that you can Chat but there is no place that I could find on their support page where you could start a chat. Also there is no phone number anywhere that I could find. They also say that they offer 24/7 email support which is not true.

jebsong

 

[Anak]

I finished looking for about 10" and one would think that in running a Security type Company like Last Pass they would make it easier to get a hold of them in case their users had problems.

I did find this about their "contact system" : Contact LastPass.com | Shortest Wait | Best Support | GetHuman.com

I guess they only want to hear from their users by using their Forum: https://forums.lastpass.com/index.php

I was able to find a phone number, but I don't know how useful it will be: Lastpass Profile - Fairfax, VA 22031-2215 - Single Location 32515390 The address matches the one on LP's About Page