[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Password Manager

[Drew King]

Good news, it seems.

Best of luck with your choice.

On 2/5/24 00:27, George Gamota wrote:
>
> Hi Drew
>
> Thanks for pointing this out.
>
> Here is what I found
>
> “The transition is going to take a while, though, and even when you 
> can use passkeys, it’ll be a while before all your apps and websites 
> let you do so. But Dashlane is trying to help move things along, 
> announcing today that it’s integrating passkeys into its 
> cross-platform password manager. “We said, you know what, our job is 
> to make security simple for users,” says Dashlane CEO JD Sherman, “and 
> this is a great tool to do that. So we should actually be thinking 
> about ushering in this passwordless era.”
>
> Going forward, Dashlane users can start to set up passkeys to log into 
> sites and apps where they previously would have created passwords. And 
> whereas systems like Apple’s upcoming implementation in iOS 16 will 
> often involve taking a picture of a QR code to log in, Dashlane says 
> it can make the process even simpler because it has apps for most 
> platforms and an extension for most browsers. “
>
> I will let you know how it goes.
>
> Thanks again
>
> George
>
> *From:*Drew King <dking65 at kingconsulting.us>
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 4, 2024 11:56 PM
> *To:* George Gamota <ggamota at stma-llc.com>; lctg at lists.toku.us
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Password Manager
>
> George, looks like you got a lot of good feedback about Dashlane.
>
> I would strongly suggest getting one that says that it currently or is 
> about to supports passkeys. Password managers are slowly being updated 
> to support passkeys which is a new form of authentication.
>
> Bitwarden currently supports passkeys in their browser extension. I 
> have it, use it, and know that it works.
>
> Personally, I'm a KeepassXC user on Windows & Linux, and use KeepassDX 
> on Android. KeepassXC has publicly announced that their next imminent 
> release will include support for passkeys but that does not translate 
> to any Android app. They have to be updated independently.
>
> Many password managers have the ability to import data such as 
> spreadsheet so you need to look at that on a product by product basis. 
> I would dread changing password managers now having to export and 
> import everything. That is sort of why I use two password managers. 
> BidWarden fills in some of the gaps in keypass such as passkeys.
>
> Drew.
>
> On 2/2/24 22:04, George Gamota via LCTG wrote:
>
>     I am looking to buy a good Password Manager.
>
>     PC Magazine recommends Dashline.
>
>     Any recent experience folks want to share?
>
>      1. Security
>      2. Easy to set up
>      3. Ease to operate
>      4. Inexpensive
>
>     Thanks
>
>     George
>
>
>
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