Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Keith Thompson Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.unix.misc,comp.misc Subject: Re: Do you use a password manager? Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:55:18 -0700 Organization: None to speak of Lines: 67 Message-ID: <877dhu3pe1.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> References: <874kcz5pqn.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <87zgur47bv.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <120720211627013354%nospam@nospam.invalid> <87v95f45td.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <120720211714274121%nospam@nospam.invalid> <87r1g3439e.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <120720211811188799%nospam@nospam.invalid> <87mtqr402j.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <120720211918008937%nospam@nospam.invalid> <87im1f3x1d.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="8e768a059c307f972b60d01ae7384758"; logging-data="24218"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/0aD1tEznTIkIr/+F5QZhl" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:5IPxlPfd5ehaaq79a6jnsbhwPg0= sha1:5HteKFzLRDyHAeQZYRGMqHSIJwA= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:137257 comp.sys.mac.misc:8063 comp.unix.misc:298 comp.misc:21080 Lewis writes: > In message <87im1f3x1d.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> Keith Thompson wrote: >> nospam writes: >>> In article <87mtqr402j.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com>, Keith Thompson >>> wrote: >> [...] >>>> Is there a password manager that supports automatic sync among Linux, >>>> Android, and Windows *without* storing any of my information in the >>>> cloud (i.e., on someone else's computer)? (It's possible that I hadn't >>>> made it clear enough that I don't want to use cloud storage.) >>> >>> there are several, each with different mixes of features, some with >>> better integration than others, and only you can decide which one fits >>> your needs. > >> Are you unwilling to give examples? Is there one that you use (or do >> you use a cloud solution)? > > Examples have been given. You see to think that using a system that you > yourself admit is inferior and prone to failure is somehow a virtue, so > you are unlikely to care about other solutions and that holds up since > you have ignored the other solutions offered. I don't believe anything I've written here could reasonably be read to imply that I think the system I use is "somehow a virtue". It works for me. I'm more than willing to consider better ideas. I've had occasional problems with the setup I use. Those problems have not included a loss of information and are not likely to. >> I tried KeePass a while ago, and it doesn't do what I want. > > Has anyone mentioned KeePass? I know I haven;ts since I have never used > it, and I don't recall anyone else mentioning it in this thread. I do > not recall that Keepass does syncing, you hae to sync the database > yourself. Yes, I mentioned KeePass. Am I not allowed to mention something that wasn't mentioned before? >> but I don't see an Android version. > > If you are trusting Android to store your password files you should have > no issue with FAR more secure and tested cloud storage. Opinion noted. "Cloud storage" is not a single thing that is "secure and tested". It's likely that some of the cloud storage solutions are sufficiently secure, but I haven't been using cloud storage and am hesitant to start, since, as I've said several times, my current system works for me. >> I just found a reference to something called Syncthing, which I'll also >> look into; it's a continuous file synchronization program, not >> specifically related to passwords. > > If it cannot manage merges, it is useless for password management. I have not found that to be the case. Perhaps you could offer advice rather than just shooting down ideas you don't like. -- Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com Working, but not speaking, for Philips void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */