Re:Ask HN: Does anyone use an alternative to a password mana...
by Kagerjay on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @03:31PM
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I run lastpass, I only use a unique password for that application. I also rotate that password every few months.
I also have it set to 2FA with google authenticate, so I need to have my phone everytime I log in. It takes longer to login but its worth it
So even if my password were compromised by a keylogger / brute force, you would still need to have access to my phone.
I don't use lastpass on my phone so that's not a nonissue for me. I don't link my phone to my computer at all (airdroid, teamviewer, etc). You would need to have
- My master lastpass password
- My unique phone password and my phone
Both events are kind of unlikely to happen. I worry more about lastpass leaking passwords than me being hacked at any point, since this is the major disadvantage of using lastpass over keepass.
lastpass is nice since I can just make autogenerated throwaway passwords and have a way to take notes on passwords I change over time
I also have it set to 2FA with google authenticate, so I need to have my phone everytime I log in. It takes longer to login but its worth it
So even if my password were compromised by a keylogger / brute force, you would still need to have access to my phone.
I don't use lastpass on my phone so that's not a nonissue for me. I don't link my phone to my computer at all (airdroid, teamviewer, etc). You would need to have
- My master lastpass password
- My unique phone password and my phone
Both events are kind of unlikely to happen. I worry more about lastpass leaking passwords than me being hacked at any point, since this is the major disadvantage of using lastpass over keepass.
lastpass is nice since I can just make autogenerated throwaway passwords and have a way to take notes on passwords I change over time